If you have been following the Detroit Tigers‘ minor league pitching prospects, you are well aware of how well the top guns are pitching.
On Wednesday, that continued as Alex Faedo and Drew Carlton combined to toss the third no-hitter in Erie SeaWolves history.
NO HITTER!!!! Alex Faedo and Drew Carlton combine to toss the third no hitter in SeaWolves history this afternoon at UPMC Park! #Tigers #RoadToDetroit pic.twitter.com/gIKfrQLXwu
— Erie SeaWolves (@erie_seawolves) April 24, 2019
Faedo did most of the work as he went seven innings, striking out five and walking just one on 90 pitches.
Absolutely brilliant Final Line for #Tigers Alex Faedo:
➡️ 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
90 pitches (58 strikes)Second 7 IP shutout of Faedo’s minor league career, his first career 7 IP no-hitter.
— Emily Waldon (@EmilyCWaldon) April 24, 2019
Check out these stats for three of the Tigers' top pitching prospects in each of their most recent starts.
#Tigers Alex Faedo, Casey Mize and Matt Manning combined since yesterday:
🔥 21 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 18 K 🔥
➡️ Faedo:
7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
➡️ Mize:
8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
➡️ Manning:
6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K— Emily Waldon (@EmilyCWaldon) April 24, 2019
The future is bright!