Baron pitcher hurls 1st 9-inning no-hitter in team history

Facing only 2 over the minimum, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (Phillies) right-hander Jeremy Cummings tossed a no-hitter Sunday, blanking the Rochester Red Wings (Twins) 5-0.

“I wanted to go 8 1/3 innings and get my ERA under four,” the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons right-hander said.

Cummings did that and more. The eighth-year pro tossed the first nine-inning no-hitter in the Red Barons’ 18-year history, pitching to just two batters over the limit, in a 5-0 victory over the Rochester Red Wings.

“It was a masterpiece,” Red Wings manager Stan Cliburn said.

Cummings nailed down his piece of history by striking out Gil Velazquez swinging, as the crowd of 6,472 gave the Charleston, W.Va., native a standing ovation.

He threw a whopping 137 pitches, 84 for strikes.

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has qualified for the International League (Triple-A) playoffs.