Red Sox no-hit by Athletics, first no-hitter given up since 1993

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea celebrates his no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, April 21, 2018. (AP Photo/John Hefti)

By Austin Bumpus

OAKLAND, Calif — The Red Sox found themselves in the middle of the first no-hitter of the season Saturday night, but they fell on the wrong side of history.

Oakland Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea didn't allow a single hit to the league's top team in a 3-0 win on the West Coast. The Red Sox moved to 17-3 with the loss, still two games ahead of the next-best team in the MLB.

Red Sox fans may feel a little more upset about the loss after a sixth-inning infield hit by Andrew Benintendi was taken off the board after umpires said Benintendi went out of the baseline to avoid the tag.

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Saturday marked the first time the Red Sox have been no-hit since 1993, when Seattle Mariners pitcher Chris Bosio no-hit the Red Sox.

Manaea struck out 10 batters on 108 pitches. He's the first Athletics pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Dallas Braden's perfect game in 2010 against the Tampa Bay Rays.