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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Why Are There so Many No-Hitters in Baseball This Year?' data-article-id='5658'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7021'>The most important battle in the game of baseball centers on the pitcher and the batter.</span> <span data-start-time='7021' data-end-time='12458'>The pitcher tries to throw the ball so the batter cannot hit it. </span> <span data-start-time='12458' data-end-time='17958'>If the batter does hit the ball, defenders have to catch it. </span> <span data-start-time='17958' data-end-time='26167'>If the defense does not get the ball before the batter reaches first base, the result is called a “hit.”</span> <span data-start-time='26167' data-end-time='33125'>The 2021 baseball season started two months ago. </span> <span data-start-time='33125' data-end-time='41333'>So far, it has been harder than almost any year before to get a hit. </span> <span data-start-time='41333' data-end-time='47625'>The average number of hits per team in each game is less than eight. </span> <span data-start-time='47625' data-end-time='54250'>The last time there were so few hits was in 1908.</span> <span data-start-time='54250' data-end-time='60542'>Sometimes, one team does not get any hits. </span> <span data-start-time='60542' data-end-time='63854'>And that is called a “no-hitter.”</span> <span data-start-time='63854' data-end-time='67625'>No-hitters are rare in baseball. </span> <span data-start-time='67625' data-end-time='71667'>There are usually only a few every season. </span> <span data-start-time='71667' data-end-time='75542'>But this year there have been six. </span> <span data-start-time='75542' data-end-time='80083'>The record for one year is seven. </span> <span data-start-time='80083' data-end-time='84750'>And three fourths of the season remains.</span> <span data-start-time='84750' data-end-time='89646'>There was a no-hitter on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. </span> <span data-start-time='89646' data-end-time='99750'>On May 18, a pitcher from the Detroit Tigers threw a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners. </span> <span data-start-time='99750' data-end-time='108167'>On May 19, a pitcher from the New York Yankees threw a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers.</span> <span data-start-time='108167' data-end-time='115479'>Many fans are asking, “Why are there so many no-hitters this year?"</span> <span data-start-time='115479' data-end-time='120479'> Baseball experts are not totally sure.</span> <span data-start-time='120479' data-end-time='124917'>Some say it just could be luck. </span> <span data-start-time='124917' data-end-time='129792'>Others say a number of things are making it hard for hitters. </span> <span data-start-time='129792' data-end-time='135354'>For example, they say pitchers are better than ever.</span> <span data-start-time='135354' data-end-time='140750'>Matt Chapman is a batter for the Oakland Athletics. </span> <span data-start-time='140750' data-end-time='144854'>He said “the pitchers are only getting better.” </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/C.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=17476 data-hint-location='60542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/what_is_it_called_when_one_baseball_team_does_not_get_any_hits.wav'>What is it called when one baseball team does not get any hits?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='A no-hitter'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/a_nohitter.wav'><span>A no-hitter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/a_perfect_game.wav'><span>A perfect game</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/a_grand_slam.wav'><span>A grand slam</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/a_homerun.wav'><span>A homerun</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=17477 data-hint-location='75542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/what_is_the_record_for_nohitters_in_one_season_of_baseball.wav'>What is the record for no-hitters in one season of baseball?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='7'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/7.wav'><span>7</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/5.wav'><span>5</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/12.wav'><span>12</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/6.wav'><span>6</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17478 data-hint-location='99750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/on_may_19_a_pitcher_from_the_new_york__blank__threw_a_nohitter_against_the_texas_rangers.wav'>On May 19, a pitcher from the New York <span class='blank'>Yankees</span> threw a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Yankees'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5090/angels.wav'><span>Angels</span></div><div class='choice' 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