Max Kranick Flawless In MLB Debut, Pirates Beat Cardinals 7-2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Max Kranick pitched five perfect innings in his major league debut before a 64-minute rain delay forced him from the game, and the Pittsburgh Pirates went on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 Sunday.
In a season in which there have already been a modern-day record seven no-hitters, Kranick (1-0) made a bid for perhaps the most unlikely premier pitching performance of all time.
The 23-year-old righty, who had never pitched above the High-A levels of the minors until this