the Chicago Cubs complete the 21st combined no hitter in Major League Baseball history they are the first combined no hitter for a rookie to start and a rookie to finish Show De managa Nate Pearson and Porter hodj complete this no hitter you're seeing every single it bat for the Pirates in this game as we watch this I'm not going to be talking for very long here I just want to give you a few nuggets and then I'm just going to let you watch this whole thing and then the entire ninth inning coming up here first of all should Council have taken out Sha imaga let me know in the comments he only had 95 pitches had it not been for three airs by ESO parades and two walks by Sha very un characteristic for him this could have been a full no hitter just for shoda but this is the first Cubs no hitter since June 24th of 2021 a combined no hitter at that at Dodgers Stadium first no hitter for the Cubs at Wrigley Fields in 1972 and shoda did not know according to sha he did not know until the sixth or the seventh inning that he was actually thrown a no hitter I feel like every pitcher says that but according to sha that's what he said I I feel like this was actually a pretty boring I say this in a really nice way this was actually a pretty boring no hitter for the Cubs not a whole lot of hard hit balls not really great defense nothing crazy happened on defense as I mentioned PR's actually had three airs and the only weird thing as you're seeing right now it looked like they were taking sha imaga out of the game in the second inning as you see Jack Neely was warming up in the bullpen after the game Council said that it was actually cuz Neely showed up late he had just been recall from Triple A so as there is no drama no worries sh does not hurt he ends up going seven Innings of no hit ball go ahead and watch every single bat in this game congratulations to Choda and the Chicago Cubs for completing this combined no hitter with a bruise like that that makes the catch popped up the right Cody in makes the catch quack quack quack go to Left pass makes a catch he did it in the second inning 22 side corner it's a called third strike pops it up left field ha makes the [Applause] catch two two third paradus second out I can't wait cut on Miss strike three and that's the second out two two from Sha swinging Miss strike three sh imanaga de payoff popped up Amaya away third Paredes High throw and it falls to the ground games out he's got a 220 earned run average swing Miss strike three 22 of 25 starts here runs that's given up and that's another air for esak parades happens this strike three so does that sh to Naga six scoreless no hit frames Sky to left in half one away over to short Dan be first two [Applause] away here comes the crowd swing in a Miss strike three oh sh up seven scoreless no hit Innings how about [Applause] that pop up in the infield psh away gah makes the catch two away the O2 pitch rounder to short Dansby the first ends the inning eight scoreless no hit innings for the Cubs pitching staff Buckle in Billy mckin up and it's taken for a strike it's pitching change is brought to you by Lakeside Bank Lakeside bank it's about time Porter Hodge time and Porter Hodge is having a very nice rookie year Buck 80 ER rounded to short first on away very you know what just happened I no no clue man combine no hitter through eight and a third sh to imaga seven Nate Pearson one and here's Porter hch the 02 pitch it to short Danby to first two away come [Applause] on the fans were booing when Imago did not come out to pitch the eighth but they have rallied here in support of the Cubs Bullpen we try to finish this [Applause] off everybody on their feet [Applause] P not only down to their final out but Porter Hodge Ellie Del Cruz down to his final strike the onew grounded to short Dansby a first there it is no hitter sh to iaga Nate Pearson Porter hod a combin no [Applause] [Music] [Music] no go y know what you say CU on here to [Music]