McClanahan's No-Hitter Bid Falls Short in Rays Loss

0:00It's April 1st, from the locker room to your ears. This is Milwaukee Brewers News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Tampa Bay raised pitcher Shane McClannahan made his big league return Tuesday after nearly three years away, carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning. Against the Milwaukee Brewers, he ended up allowing three runs, two earned, and four and two-thirds innings, taking the loss in a six to two defeat. McClannahan's been sidelined since August 2nd, 2023, following his second Tommy John surgery, which wiped out the rest of that season, and all of 2024. Last year, a triceps nervous shoe forced another procedure after minor league rehab, but he dominated spring training with a 3-0 record and 2.08 ERA over four starts. His teammate saw it as a strong first-dead back after almost 1,000 days off the mound. Catcher Nick Fortes called it unheard of, and said he was really proud, while McClannahan owned the frustration, saying he needs to execute better, too.

1:03Help the team win. The fifth inning unraveled with a walk. Milwaukee's first hit, another walk to load the bases, and a single that played it three runs, though one came on. A weird rundown play. He struck out four, gave up two hits, and three walks total, and admitted feeling the train coming off the tracks. As manager Kevin Cash plans to cap him around 80 pitches per start to rebuild stamina, gradually, and McClannahan knows it's a process, even if. He'd rather fast forwarded straight to shutdown mode.