Saturday, September 30, 2017

Marco Estrada: No-hitter related stats

**Edited to include Estrada's outing on August 4, 2018**

Marco Estrada has never thrown a no-hitter.

Below is a list of his outings where he carried a no-hitter at least 5 innings:

1. 7 1/3 innings (also perfect game)
 - Date: June 24, 2015
 - Opponent: Rays
 - Broken up by Logan Forsythe
 - Hit: Soft dribbler to third where he barely beat out the throw for an infield single
 - Estrada's final line: 8 2/3 innings, 2 hits, 0 ER, 10 K's, 129 pitches, No Decision, Jays won 1-0 in 12 innings.
 - Video link of Forsythe's hit: https://www.mlb.com/video/forsythe-spoils-perfecto-in-8th/c-194243783?tid=6479266
 - Video link of Estrada's outing: https://www.mlb.com/video/estradas-bid-for-perfection/c-194345283?tid=6479266
 - Video link of a catch by Josh Donaldson in the 8th to preserve the perfect game for the time being: https://www.mlb.com/video/must-c-donaldsons-huge-catch/c-194563383?tid=6479266

1. 7 1/3 innings
 - Date: June 5, 2016
 - Opponent: Red Sox
 - Broken up by Chris Young
 - Hit: Home run over the green monster
 - Estrada's final line: 8 innings, 2 hits, 2 ER, 5 K's, 110 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 5-4.
 - Video link of Young's hit: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-red-sox/2016/06/05/447722?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=447722
 - Video link of Estrada's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-red-sox/2016/06/05/447722?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=447722

3. 7 innings
 - Date: June 19, 2015
 - Opponent: Orioles
 - Broken up by Jimmy Paredes
 - Hit: Bloop single to left over the third baseman's head
 - Estrada's final line: 7 innings, 1 hit, 1 ER, 6 K's, 118 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 5-4.
 - Video link of Paredes' hit: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/orioles-vs-blue-jays/2015/06/19/414659?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=414659
 - Video link of Estrada's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/orioles-vs-blue-jays/2015/06/19/414659?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=414659

4. 6 1/3 innings
 - Date: August 4, 2018
 - Opponent: Mariners
 - Broken up by Mitch Haniger
 - Hit: Groundball down the left field line
 - Estrada's final line: 7 innings, 1 hit, 1 ER, 4 K's, 97 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 5-1.
- Video link of Haniger's hit: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-mariners/2018/08/04/531078?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=531078
- Video link of Estrada's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-mariners/2018/08/04/531078?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=531078

5. 6 innings
 - Date: September 19, 2016
 - Opponent: Mariners
 - Broken up by Robinson Cano
 - Hit: Sharp groundball to Center
 - Estrada's final line: 7 innings, 1 hit, 0 ER, 8 K's, 93 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 3-2.
 - Video link of Cano's hit: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-mariners/2016/09/19/449114?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=449114
 - Video link of Estrada's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-mariners/2016/09/19/449114?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=449114

6. 5 2/3 innings
 - Date: September 11, 2013
 - Opponent: Cardinals
 - Broken up by Matt Carpenter
 - Hit: Single on a sharp groundball deflected off Estrada's ankle which bounced to the third baseman who came fairly close to throwing him out at first.
 - Estrada's final line: 6 2/3 innings, 2 hits, 1 ER, 6 K's, 101 pitches, No Decision, Cardinals won 5-1.
 - Video of Carpenter's hit: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-cardinals/2013/09/11/348921?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=348921
 - Video of Estrada's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-cardinals/2013/09/11/348921?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=348921

7. 5 innings
 - Date: May 8, 2016
 - Opponent: Dodgers
 - Broken up by Trayce Thompson
 - Hit: Double on a fly ball to Right Center off the bottom of the wall
 - Estrada's final line: 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 ER, 8 K's, 103 pitches, No Decision, Dodgers won 4-2.
 - Video link of Thompson's hit: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dodgers-vs-blue-jays/2016/05/08/447329?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=447329
 - Video link of Estrada's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dodgers-vs-blue-jays/2016/05/08/447329?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=447329


Longest no hit outing by team

- Blue Jays: 7 1/3 innings (twice); see his two longest outings listed above.
- Brewers: 5 2/3 innings; see his outing listed at #5 above.
- Nationals: 0 innings (only had one start)

Longest no hit outing in the playoffs

- 3 innings on October 21, 2015 against the Royals in the ALCS.

First major league start

His first major league start was for the Nationals on September 12, 2009 where he pitched 0 innings before giving up a groundball single to Right by Chris Coghlan.