Say what you want about the Washington Nationals.
After all, they are the worst team in the NL East with a 32-48 record and second worst in the NL, only better than the Colorado Rockies.
They traded all their stars over the last three years and let the best talent leave via free agency.
All those things are true.
However, with New York Yankees right-hander Domingo Germán pitching a perfect game against the Oakland A’s on Wednesday night, the Nationals are now in possession of an active hot streak.
“Last night snapped a 5,010 no-hitter streak for the A’s, which was the ninth-longest streak by a franchise since 1901. The longest new active streak is 3,776 games by the Nationals, who were their last no-hitters (as the Montreal Expos) on July 19, 1999,” the Baseball Reference research site tweeted.
Last night he snapped a 5,010 no-hitter streak for the A’s, which was the ninth-longest streak by a franchise since 1901.
The longest new active streak is 3,776 games by the Nationals, who were last hitless (as the Montreal Expos) on July 19, 1999.#MLB | #Athletics pic.twitter.com/4CkxMajySV
— Baseball reference (@baseball_ref) June 29, 2023
The A’s’ 5,010-game streak was their longest active, until German snapped it Wednesday with his perfect game (which is also considered a no-hitter for obvious reasons).
Now, the Nationals own the longest active streak of avoiding a no-hitter.
In fact, we can give some credit to the defunct Montreal Expos because they started the streak that still lives on to this day, way back in 1999.
That was the last time they were unsuccessful.
We shouldn’t discount the possibility that the Nationals will eventually go no-hitter.
They are, after all, one of the worst offenses in the National League.
However, it takes more than a bad lineup to get a no-hitter.
Lots of luck also comes into the equation, as does how a pitcher dominates the zone that day along with other variables.
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