Dylan Cease just misses making Blue Jays history against the Giants

In what has been for the Toronto Blue Jays, the fans were finally treated to something special on Wednesday afternoon (Jul. 8) against the San Francisco Giants.

For one, the Blue Jays offense finally came to life as they put up 10 runs on the scoreboard, which was the first time Toronto hit double digits since May 9 against the Los Angeles Angels. Even a struggling Vladimir Guerrero Jr. managed to hit a home run. But on this day, all of that was overshadowed by something more spectacular.

Toronto starter Dylan Cease came very close to making Blue Jays history as he fell just short of throwing a no-hitter against the Giants. However, that historic feat was foiled in the ninth inning when San Francisco left fielder Heliot Ramos laced a single to center field on Cease’s 118th pitch of the day. With the no-hitter no longer intact, the Jays right-hander left to a well-deserved standing ovation for a job well done.

With that, Dave Stieb remains the only Blue Jays pitcher in franchise history to have thrown a no-no, which took place on September 2, 1990 against the Cleveland Indians. He had also endured losing a no-hit bid a few times before finally pulling it off that fateful day. So perhaps Cease could follow in that path and achieve the improbable someday as the legendary Stieb will keep hold of the record as the only one to accomplish it for now.

Cease has been worth every penny the Blue Jays signed him for

Nevertheless, Cease had been one of the Blue Jays’ few bright spots this season. As one of Toronto’s big signings this past offseason, the 30-year-old veteran has led the Jays rotation with a 6-4 record, 2.56 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, along with 148 strikeouts in 98.3 innings over 17 starts.

On Wednesday, he proved that he was no different than his usual dominant self, but just at an even more elevated, elite level. Cease would end up going eight strong innings, giving up just one hit, three walks and 11 strikeouts in his bid for a no-hitter.

Who knows where the Blue Jays would even be right now if they didn’t have the former Cy Young finalist at their disposal. But one thing is for sure, with Cease as a key part of the Toronto starting five, the Jays should remain competitive for now and years to come.

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