Toronto's Dylan Cease loses shot at second career no-hitter in 9th inning of dominant effort vs. Giants

Toronto Blue Jays starter Dylan Cease was three outs away from his second career no-hitter on Wednesday in a dominant effort against the San Francisco Giants.

But Heliot Ramos broke up the bid with a clean single to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning. That pitch marked the last of Cease’s day as he left for the dugout with his Blue Jays holding a 10-0 lead that stood as the final score.

Cease previously threw a no-hitter as a member of the San Diego Padres in 2024 in a 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals. That was the second no-hitter in Padres history.

A combined effort by the Houston Astros on May 25 against the Texas Rangers remains MLB’s only no-hitter of the season and its only no-hitter since 2024. Blake Snell‘s no-hit effort against the Cincinnati Reds as a member of the Giants on Aug 2, 2024 remains MLB’s last solo no-hitter.

Cease is in the midst of one of the best campaigns of his eight-season MLB career in his first year with Toronto. He had his best stuff against the Giants on Wednesday.

Cease was at 107 pitches through seven innings, then sat through a 31-pitch top of the eighth as Toronto plated two runs. But John Schneider sent him back out for the bottom of the eighth, and he rewarded his manager’s confidence with a 1-2-3 frame that featured two strikeouts.

Cease had the green light to complete the no-hitter before Ramos broke it up. He finished the day with 11 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 hit and no earned runs.