Zach Eflin, six Orioles relievers no-hit Pirates in spring game

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Zach Eflin, six Orioles relievers no-hit Pirates in spring game

, Reuters - 6:17 PM ET 3/22/2025 default

Zach Eflin and six relievers combined on a spring-training no-hitter Saturday as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in Bradenton, Fla., with the teams' regular-season opener less than a week away.

Eflin pitched the first three innings, striking out four and walking one. Reliever Riley Cooper ended the no-hitter by striking out Matt Gorski. Cooper threw one inning, fanning two and walking none.

Relievers Gregory Soto, Yennier Cano, Cionel Perez, Bryan Baker and Roansy Contreras also worked a hitless inning for Baltimore. Soto gave up the Orioles' other two walks, and Perez (1-0) was the winning pitcher. He struck out two.

Livan Soto led the Orioles' offense, going 2-for-4. He had one RBI, in Baltimore's three-run seventh.

Eflin, who went 10-9 with a 3.59 ERA last season, is scheduled to start Thursday for the Orioles on Opening Day at the Toronto Blue Jays. The right-hander is 0-1 this spring, with a 5.40 ERA over four games (all starts) and 11 2/3 innings.

Right-hander Paul Skenes, the National League Rookie of the Year last season, started for the Pirates on Saturday and gave up no runs and one hit over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.

--Field Level Media

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