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Jared Jones was flirting pinch Major League Baseball history connected Wednesday nighttime — he sewage it, but it was not what he primitively envisioned.
The Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher retired nan first 18 batters he faced, but he was taken retired successful nan mediate of his cleanable crippled bid aft six innings.
Now, nan Pirates surely person their reasons — nan 24-year-old Jones hasn’t thrown much than 81 pitches successful 8 starts since returning May 20 aft missing each of past play while undergoing ulnar collateral ligament soul brace room connected May 21, 2025. He was yanked pinch 77 pitches and apt would person needed much than 100 pitches to grounds nan 25th cleanable crippled successful MLB history.
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Jared Jones of nan Pittsburgh Pirates pitches during nan first inning against nan Atlanta Braves astatine PNC Park connected July 8, 2026, successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
However, Jones near nan crippled aft getting zero tally support, truthful erstwhile nan Atlanta Braves tacked connected 3 runs precocious for a 3-0 victory, Jones alternatively recovered himself successful nan incorrect section of nan history books.
According to Opta Stats, Jones became nan first pitcher successful nan modern era (since 1920) to transportation astatine slightest six cleanable innings and not grounds a win.
"It does suck. Something’s cool coming on, but I’m connected what? My eighth commencement disconnected of surgery? I wholly understand it, and it is what it is," Jones told reporters aft nan game.
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones (17) makes his measurement to nan section to lukewarm up earlier pitching against nan Atlanta Braves astatine PNC Park. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)
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Jones said he didn't entertain attempting to complete nan cleanable game.
"Not pinch nan transportation count," he said. "Not really ever expecting to spell 9 correct now, truthful that was ne'er successful my head."
Joey Bart, traded to nan Braves from nan Pirates connected June 18, followed a double by Mike Yastrzemski pinch a 422-foot, two-run homer to left-center section disconnected a slider from Dennis Santana. Drake Baldwin added an RBI azygous to halfway successful nan ninth for bully measure.
It was nan 2nd clip successful little than a week that a pitcher was taken retired of nan crippled pinch a cleanable bid done six innings — nan Miami Marlins took Eury Perez retired aft 7 innings successful which he had 92 pitches. Perez, too, is successful nan midst of returning from wounded and has amazingly recovered himself correct successful nan postseason mix.
He was pulled for Lake Bachar to commencement nan eighth, and nan Marlins allowed 8 runs to nan Athletics successful nan last 2 innings, but held connected to triumph 9-8.
Jared Jones (17) of nan Pittsburgh Pirates delivers a transportation during a MLB crippled against nan Cincinnati Reds connected June 27, 2026, astatine PNC Park successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The Pirates are 4.0 games retired of nan last chaotic paper spot, which is held by nan Marlins.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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