Milwaukee Brewers’ Freddy Peralta pitches during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, June 4, 2021, in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Brewers’ Freddy Peralta pitches during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, June 4, 2021, in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta celebrated his 25th birthday with a no-hit bid that was ended by Arizona’s Nick Ahmed with one out in the eighth inning.
Ahmed blooped a soft single into left field on Peralta’s 109th and final pitch Friday night. Fans stood and cheered as manager Craig Counsell took the ball from the pitcher, and Peralta tipped his cap to the crowd as he walked off.
Peralta walked Josh Rojas to start Friday night’s game, then retired 14 straight batters before walking Josh Reddick with two outs in the fifth. He struck out nine and walked three, setting a career high for pitches thrown.
Arizona nearly got its first hit with one out in the seventh, but second baseman Luis Urías went well onto the shortstop side of second base to catch a blooper from Christian Walker just before it hit the ground.
The Diamondbacks came close to a hit on a few other occasions.
After Rojas drew his leadoff walk in the first, Carson Kelly hit a long drive to center that Jackie Bradley Jr. caught at the warning track. Bradley also made a diving catch in the second to retire Pavin Smith, who has a 14-game hitting streak.
Brewers first baseman Daniel Vogelbach snared a liner from Smith in the fifth.
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