Cardinals starter Michael Wacha fell one out shy of a no-hitter in his final start of the regular season Tuesday against the Nationals.
Ryan Zimmerman slapped an infield single to end Wacha's no-hit bid with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. He became the fourth pitcher to lose a no-hit bid in the ninth inning this season and the third starter to lose a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth, joining Yu Darvish and Yusmeiro Petit.
Trevor Rosenthal entered the game for Wacha and forced Jayson Werth to ground out for the final out of the game. The young right-hander surrendered one hit and two walks while striking out nine over 8 2/3 innings of a 2-0 victory. 77 of his 112 pitches were called for strikes.
Wacha has allowed only six earned runs over his last 38 innings pitched. He finished the season 4-1 with a 2.78 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP in 15 appearances (nine starts).