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Killa Beez Rivera Fires No-Hitter Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026 Pittsburgh's Pedro Rivera came up big today at Shaolin Grounds with an exceptional 1-0 outing against the Long Beach KO. Not only did he whip them, but Rivera held them hitless, too. He brought his "A stuff" to the ballpark, finishing with 8 strikeouts and 2 walks -- a day good enough to get his name in the league record book. "My arm was a bit sore in warmups," confessed Rivera. "Sometimes you go out there and you're not feeling all that hot. You get into the game ... and all of a sudden in the seventh inning you look up and see the scoreboard and think to yourself, 'Oh, my goodness, I have a no-hitter!' You're so focused on what you're doing, it just happens." Then he added, "Nobody goes out to pitch a no-hitter. We just go out and try to get a win. A 10-9 win is better than a 1-0 loss. At least the batters are happy with that kind of win. My pitching buddies might not be too happy giving up nine runs, though. But hey, a win is a win. The key to it today was I mixed my pitches well. This kept the KO off balance and guessing the whole game." Rivera has made 10 starts so far this year and put up a 7-2 won-lost record with a 1.89 ERA. In 62 innings he has allowed 38 hits, walked 14 and struck out 74. |
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