Fiers on Fire Since No-No

Mike Fiers managed to pitch the first no hitter of the 2019 season, and the second of his career, joining luminaries such as Justin Verlander, hall of famer Roy Halladay, and Homer Bailey. Since then, Fiers has been much better for the Oakland A's.

Fiers started off the season with several up-and-down performances, with his April 7th performance against the Astros, the team Fiers threw his first no hitter for, marking the beginning of the stretch of bad games culminating with a 3.1 inning, 6-run start on April 20th, raising his ERA to 8.28, the highest of the season excluding the one game sample after opening day. Combined, his next 2 starts were 12 innings and 5 runs, barely satisfactory performances. On May 7, Fires threw his no hitter against the Cincinnati Reds and began to heat up.

Few thought Fiers, with his 6.81 ERA pre-No Hitter, could keep up his performance. But, magically, he did. Since (and including) May 7, Fiers has been on a hot streak. With a 66% strike rate, Fiers has only allowed 10 extra base hits. The former Tiger has posted a 2.51 ERA and has not lost a game. Posting 32 strikeouts to only 15 walks has helped make Fiers one of the A's best starters during this time. Will he keep it up?

May your pennants fly forever.

-Prentiss