South Side Sox Postgame Podcast 2 — Carlos Rodón Throws a No-No!

Well, it was already a successful game, based on the bats coming out like they did in the first inning after getting shut out on Tuesday. But things got better; did you hear, Carlos Rodón threw a no-hitter!

Brett Ballantini, Joe Resis and Chrystal O’Keefe abandoned the “let’s talk about the night in baseball” format due to the celebration of specialness that was Rodón’s no-hitter (and near perfecto).

Highlights:

• Do we blame Roberto Pérez for the cheesy HBP that ruined the perfect game in the ninth?
• Only four big xBA hits from Cleveland — and three of them came in the last third of the game
• Unsung MVP of the game? No, not Zack Collins, but Andrew Vaughn, for not turning anything routine into a hit or a controversial error
• Better game score, Lucas’s 2020 no-hitter or Carlos tonight?
• How hard did we cringe when Mercedes came barreling out of the dugout after the final out?
• Top commenters tonight, led once again by AnoHito:

• Most-rec’d comment, from Gutteridge70 after the Yermín homer:

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