Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta tossed a no-hitter in Thursday’s 16-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds, becoming just the second player ever to throw a pair of no-hitters without taking any losses in the time between, per ESPN Stats & Info.
Arrieta‘s other no-no occurred Aug. 30 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, helping him eventually take home National League Cy Young honors last season.
He made just nine regular-season starts between the two historic outings, which trails only Johnny Vander Meer (zero) and Warren Spahn (five) for fewest starts separating two no-hitters.
Vander Meer, of course, is the only pitcher besides Arrieta to avoid any losses between no-hitters, as he threw two in a row in June 1938.
The Cubs nearly set another record in support of Arrieta, recording the largest margin of victory in a no-hitter since 1884, when the Buffalo Bisons won 18-0 in support of Pud Galvin, per MLB Stat of the Day on Twitter.
Meanwhile, Arrieta now has 24 consecutive quality starts in the regular season, putting him in a tie for the third-longest streak in MLB history, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info).
Furthermore, he joined Larry Corcoran (three) and Ken Holtzman (two) as the only pitchers to throw multiple no-hitters for the Cubs, per ESPN Stats & Info.
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