Guardians' Gavin Williams, Stephen Vogt React After Near No-Hitter

“One of the things you look at, the velo, the velo was still there, the stuff was crisp,” said Cleveland’s skipper. “It was one of those things with a four run lead like that, you got to let him go. You don't know how many chances these pitchers ever gonna have to do it, so he was gonna get to go the whole way.”

This outing was something in the making, considering the progress Williams has made from the start of the season until now.

Vogt noted, “Gavin's putting in the work, and it's just been a lot of fun to see that growth and, you know, he's been outstanding the past couple months.”

Gavin Williams’ Reaction

Williams admitted after the game that he didn’t even know he had a no-hitter going until the seventh inning.

“I looked up there in the seventh, saw it, when I came in [the dugout] I was like ‘Hopefully, they don’t take me out,’” said Williams after the game.

Again, Williams’ pitch count was a key storyline throughout the game, but he wasn’t going to let that bother him, saying, “At one point, I didn’t even care about the pitch count, especially when I saw what I had. It didn’t matter if I went 140 pitches. I would’ve done it anyways.”

Cleveland’s pitcher understands that he didn’t have a great start and struggled with his command early, but Williams credited his catcher, Austin Hedges, for calling him out about his body language and settling him back in.

One of the most heart-warming parts of the game was when the Mets faithful gave Williams a nice ovation as he walked back to the dugout following his final batter.  

“It’s nice, especially getting that from a a different team’s fan base. It’s awesome. It doesn’t usually happen, but I appreciate it,” said Williams.

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