Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis has no-hitter through 8 innings against the Mets

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis has not allowed a hit through eight innings against the New York Mets on Wednesday.

Francis has walked one, struck out one and twice hit a batter with a pitch. He’s thrown 108 pitches, 65 for strikes. Toronto leads 1-0.

Dave Stieb pitched the only no-hitter in Blue Jays history at Cleveland on Sept. 2, 1990.

New York’s Harrison Bader opened the sixth inning with a drive to deep left field but Toronto’s Davis Schneider made a great catch at the wall.