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Rich Hill's near no-hitter: 8 wild facts about his historic walk-off loss


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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill was on the wrong side of history after a heartbreaking loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday at PNC Park. 

Hill took a no-hitter into the 10th inning of a scoreless tie, only to lose in walk-off fashion. Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison led off the 10th inning with a walk-off home run -- his second of his career -- to end Hill's no-hit bid and hand him the loss.

It was the 19th time a pitcher took a no-hitter into extra innings. Hill had a perfect game heading into ninth inning, but it was broken after an error by third baseman Logan Forsythe. 

A look at eight facts that made his night historic - albeit in a 1-0 loss:

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