Photos: Shota Imanaga, 2 relievers combine for no-hitter in Chicago Cubs’ 12-0 win

Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ 12-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. Shota Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge combined for a no-hitter in the win.

Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga reacts after striking out the last batter of the seventh inning during against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga reacts after striking out the last batter of the seventh inning during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga reacts after striking out the last batter of the seventh inning during against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga reacts after striking out the last batter of the seventh inning during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga reacts after striking out the last batter of the seventh inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Porter Hodge (37) reacts after closing out the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. Hodge, Nate Pearson, and starter Shota Imanaga combined to no-hit the Pirates. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs reliever Porter Hodge reacts after closing out a 12-0 victory against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024,at Wrigley Field. Hodge, Nate Pearson and starter Shota Imanaga combined on a no-hitter. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Porter Hodge (37) and catcher Miguel Amaya (9) react after closing out the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. Hodge, Nate Pearson, and starter Shota Imanaga combined to no-hit the Pirates. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs reliever Porter Hodge and catcher Miguel Amaya start to celebrate after closing out the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Porter Hodge (37) and catcher Miguel Amaya (9) embrace after closing out the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. Hodge, Nate Pearson, and starter Shota Imanaga combined to no-hit the Pirates. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs reliever Porter Hodge and catcher Miguel Amaya embrace after sealing the 18th no-hitter in franchise history in a 12-0 rout of the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Nate Pearson (56) delivers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs reliever Nate Pearson delivers to the Pirates in the eighth inning on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Porter Hodge (37) delivers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs reliever Porter Hodge delivers to the Pirates in the ninth inning on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Portrait of L to R: Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, catcher Miguel Amaya, Chicago Cubs pitcher Porter Hodge, and pitcher Nate Pearson, after the group combined to no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starter Shota Imanaga, left to right, catcher Miguel Amaya and relievers Porter Hodge and Nate Pearson pose for a photo after combining to no-hit the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
The scoreboard shows no hits and no runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga, and relievers Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge, combined to no-hit the Pirates. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
The scoreboard shows no hits and no runs for the Pirates in the ninth inning against the Cubs on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitchers Porter Hodge (37), Shota Imanaga (center), and Nate Pearson (right), celebrate with catcher Miguel Amaya, after the group combined to no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitchers Porter Hodge (37), Shota Imanaga (center), and Nate Pearson (right), celebrate with catcher Miguel Amaya, after the group combined to no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) delivers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga delivers to the Pirates in the second inning on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) delivers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga delivers to the Pirates in the first inning on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is congratulated by teammate Cody Bellinger (center) after Swanson hit a 2-run home run in the third inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is congratulated by teammate Cody Bellinger after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (right) celebrate after both scored on a single by teammate Ian Happ in the second inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrate after both scored on a single by teammate Ian Happ in the second inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) drives in a run on a double in the fifth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson hits an RBI double in the fifth inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (52) drives in a run on a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong hits an RBI single in the fifth inning against the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and catcher Miguel Amaya congratulate one another after shutting down the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, left, and catcher Miguel Amaya congratulate one another after shutting down the Pirates in the sixth inning on Sept. 4, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

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