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Charles Curtis

Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas missed a no-hitter by one strike and it was heartbreaking

Oh man. This is rough.

Miles Mikolas had a no-hitter going for 8.2 innings. He was up to 128 pitches while facing the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Cal Mitchell and had two strikes on him.

And then? Mitchell got hold of one straight out to center field, where Harrison Bader chased. He seemed to get pretty close, but not enough as the ball bounced off the warning track and over the wall.

It was so heartbreaking to watch. Mikolas was THISCLOSE to joining the record books, and then it was over. He was removed from the game after pitch No. 129 and everyone felt for him:

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