: of, relating to, or being a baseball game or a part of a game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits
no-hit; no-hitting; no-hits
: to give up no base hits to
no-hit them for five innings
Examples of no-hit in a Sentence
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Mac Engel
may 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2026
The win was a rare one for Gwinnett, which became just the fourth team in franchise history to be no-hit, and the first to win in that situation.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Roupp pitched six shutout innings and no-hit the Reds for the first five frames.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
But the Phillies were no-hit for the first 4 2/3 innings of Saturday’s game, then followed it with five hitless innings to begin Sunday’s game.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Gore pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, no-hit the Phillies through five of them and struck out seven batters in an 8-3 win anchored by fresh faces.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Florida was no-hit for the first time since Jacksonville’s Tom McMillan did it in a seven-inning game June 1, 1963.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Rockies entered Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles with a 40-104 record after nearly getting no-hit on Monday night.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only one other team in history has put up that many runs in the first inning one game after being no-hit.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers no-hit the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Gwinnett Stripers beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2-0 on Tuesday night, scoring both runs in the sixth inning despite being no-hit.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
One day after being no-hit for eight innings by Cleveland's Parker Messick, the Orioles collected their first hit off Tanner Bibee in the first inning.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Rockies entered Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles with a 40-104 record after nearly getting no-hit on Monday night.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The Royals welcomed both players back after nearly getting no-hit against the Guardians on Monday night.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
They were swept by the worst team in baseball, the Anaheim Angels, and followed that by being no-hit by a bad Houston Astros team on Monday night in Arlington.
—Mac Engel
may 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2026
The win was a rare one for Gwinnett, which became just the fourth team in franchise history to be no-hit, and the first to win in that situation.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Roupp pitched six shutout innings and no-hit the Reds for the first five frames.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
But the Phillies were no-hit for the first 4 2/3 innings of Saturday’s game, then followed it with five hitless innings to begin Sunday’s game.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Gore pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, no-hit the Phillies through five of them and struck out seven batters in an 8-3 win anchored by fresh faces.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Florida was no-hit for the first time since Jacksonville’s Tom McMillan did it in a seven-inning game June 1, 1963.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Rockies entered Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles with a 40-104 record after nearly getting no-hit on Monday night.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Kumar Rocker came into Friday’s game on a heater, the Vanderbilt project had given up no runs and pitched at least five innings in three of his last four starts, the lone exception coming in a 9-0 loss to the Houston Astros, where the Rangers batters were no-hit.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only one other team in history has put up that many runs in the first inning one game after being no-hit.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers no-hit the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Gwinnett Stripers beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2-0 on Tuesday night, scoring both runs in the sixth inning despite being no-hit.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
One day after being no-hit for eight innings by Cleveland's Parker Messick, the Orioles collected their first hit off Tanner Bibee in the first inning.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Rockies entered Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles with a 40-104 record after nearly getting no-hit on Monday night.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The Royals welcomed both players back after nearly getting no-hit against the Guardians on Monday night.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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“No-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-hit. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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