Say what you will about the Washington Nationals.
After all, they are the worst team in the NL East with a 32-48 record and the second-worst in the NL, only better than the Colorado Rockies.
They traded all their stars in the last three years and let top-end talent go via free agency.
All those things are true.
However, with New York Yankees right-hander Domingo German throwing a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night, the Nationals are now in possession of a cool active streak.
“Last night snapped a 5,010-game streak of not being no-hit for the A’s, which was the 9th longest streak by a franchise since 1901. The new longest active streak is 3,776 games by the Nationals, who were last no-hit (as the Montreal Expos) on July 19, 1999,” research site Baseball Reference tweeted.
Last night snapped a 5,010-game streak of not being no-hit for the A’s, which was the 9th longest streak by a franchise since 1901.
The new longest active streak is 3,776 games by the Nationals, who were last no-hit (as the Montreal Expos) on July 19, 1999.#MLB | #Athletics pic.twitter.com/4CkxMajySV
— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) June 29, 2023
The 5,010-game streak by the A’s was the longest active one, until German broke it on Wednesday with his perfect game (which is also viewed as a no-hitter for obvious reasons).
Now, the Nats own the longest active streak of avoiding being no-hit.
We can actually give some credit to the extinct Montreal Expos because they were the ones starting the streak that still lives to this day, back in 1999.
That was the last time they were no-hit.
We shouldn’t dismiss the possibility of the Nats being no-hit eventually.
They are, after all, one of the worst offenses in the National League.
It takes more than a bad lineup to get no-hit, though.
A lot of luck goes into the equation, too, as does how a pitcher is commanding the zone that day along with other variables.
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