In Just 4 Pitches, J.T. Ginn Loses A No-Hitter And The Game

BusinessSportsMoneyIn Just 4 Pitches, J.T. Ginn Loses A No-Hitter And The GameByDan Freedman,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Freedman is lawyer and IBWAA member who writes about baseball.Follow AuthorMay 19, 2026, 03:06pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.J.T. Ginn walks off the mound after giving up a no-hitter and then a game-winning two-run homer to Zach Neto. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)Getty ImagesFor eight innings Monday night, Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn threw 99 pitches, sixty for strikes, and recorded 24 outs. After retiring 13 straight, he walked Yoán Moncada with one out in the fifth inning. He then struck out Jo Adell and got Josh Lowe to ground back to the box to end the frame.In the bottom of the sixth inning, Ginn hit Zach Neto with a 93-mph sinker before getting Mike Trout to ground out four pitches later.He struck out the side in the seventh inning on twelve pitches. And then it took Ginn just nine more to get through the Angels in the eighth. Unfortunately, four Angels pitchers had been nearly as impressive, holding the Athletics to zero runs through the same eight innings, leaving the score 0-0. No-hitters don’t officially count as such unless the pitcher finishes the game, and this one looked to be headed to extra innings. But in the top of the ninth, Athletics’ third baseman Zack Gelof lined a 1-1 slider into center field for a single, and then promptly stole second base. Pinch-hitter Lawrence Butler then laced a 2-2 slider into center to score the game’s first run, making things very interesting.The next two batters walked to load the bases with one out, giving the Athletics a chance to pad their lead and take a little bit of pressure off their starting pitcher. But Nick Kurtz grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning, bringing Ginn back to the mound nursing a one-run lead.Because Gin...