Pirates in baseball: Gavin Williams carries no-hitter into sixth in win over Angels

by | Jun 2, 2025

Gavin Williams closed out the series with the Los Angeles Angels with one of his best outings of the season on Sunday.

The East Carolina alum and Cleveland Guardians pitcher picked up the victory in a 4-2 win. He improved to 5-3 and lowered his ERA to 3.79 with the win. He pitched 6.2 innings, gave up two runs (none earned) on one hit with six strikeouts and two walks.

He didn’t give up a hit until there were two outs in the sixth. He then got the last out to take his efforts into the seventh. He got the first two outs but a fielding error and a hit batter ended his day. 

Ryan McCrystal

Ryan McCrystal (Daytona Tortugas photo)

He continued his strong weekend with a big day on Sunday for the Daytona Tortugas.

Playing at first base, he was 2-for-3 with two runs, a RBI and a walk in a 12-7 win over Jupiter. He walked and scored in the second inning, singled in the fourth and reached on an error in the sixth that scored two runs, tying the game at 5-5. He then scored on a single to give Daytona the lead for good at 6-5.

He’s 7-for-13 in his last three games with six runs, six RBI and a walk to raise his batting average to .260.

See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Sunday.

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 0-for-4 in 4-2 loss to Giants
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 1-for-3 with a walk in 8-1 loss to Rangers
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Picked up his third hold in 8-1 win over Cardinals. Pitched .2 innings with one hit. Lowered his ERA to 3.80. 
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: See above
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Pitched the ninth inning to wrap up 8-4 win over Athletics. He struck out two to lower his ERA to 5.81.
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Pitched ninth inning in 5-3 loss to Mets. Gave up a solo homer to Juan Soto. His ERA is now 1.59.
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team lost 4-2 to drop to 23-34 on the season

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 6-5 loss to El Paso

Double-A

  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Did not pitch in 3-1 loss to Somerset.
  • Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list

Single-A

  • Trey Yesavage, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 
  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 1-for-3 with a run and two walks in 7-6 win over Hillsboro. He singled in the eighth and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game 6-6. Vancouver got a run in the ninth to win it.
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not play in 2-1 win over Wilmington
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 2-1 win over Wilmington
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 8-6 loss to Wisconsin
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Did not play in 4-1 loss to Lansing
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): See above
  • Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
  • Erik Ritchie, Florida Coast League Phillies (Phillies): No game on Sunday.
  • Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Pitched two innings with a strikeout to lower his ERA to 8.31 in 4-1 loss to Augusta.

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 16-8 loss to New York Builders

Photo credit: Gavin Williams (AP photo)

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