Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez fell short of notching his place in Reds history by losing no-hit bid in ninth.

Martinez began the ninth inning, an inning he had never pitched in before, by walking Trenton Brooks. Then, catcher Elias Diaz doubled off the left-field wall, breaking up the no-hitter.

It didn’t take long for thoughts of a no-hitter to creep into Nick Martinez’s mind Friday.

Nick Martinez carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning and Spencer Steer homered in each of his first three at-bats to lift the host Cincinnati Reds to an 8-1 victory over the San Diego Padres ...

Despite losing the no-hit bid, there is no denying that Martinez had a night to remember. Martinez’s showing got everyone in the stadium on the edge, including Reds’ manager Terry Francona.

Martinez began the ninth inning, an inning he had never pitched in before, by walking Trenton Brooks. Then, catcher Elias Diaz doubled off the left-field wall, breaking up the no-hitter.

Elias Díaz doubles in ninth inning, Padres score only run after Nick Martinez departs ...

Nick Martinez took a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before allowing pinch-hitter Elias Diaz's double and Spencer Steer hit three home runs, leading the Reds over the Padres 8-1 on Friday night.

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Nick Martinez had a no-hitter through eight innings of Friday night’s game against the San Diego Padres, but lost it in the 9th inning.

Nick Martinez took a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before allowing pinch-hitter Elias Díaz's double and Spencer Steer hit three home runs, leading the Reds over the Padres 8-1 on Friday night.

CINCINNATI (AP) Nick Martinez took a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before allowing pinch-hitter Elias Díaz's double and Spencer Steer hit three home runs, leading the Cincinnati Reds over the ...

Martinez lost a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres when Elias Díaz roped a pinch-hit double to left field with no outs in the ninth inning (CIN 8, SD 1).