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Gavin Williams didn’t want to come out of the game, and Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt had no plans to remove his pitcher with a chance to make history.

With no one warming up in the bullpen, Williams carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Juan Soto spoiled it with a solo home run with just two outs to go in the Guardians’ 4-1 win over the Mets on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field.

“Going into the ninth was pretty fun, pretty special,” the 26-year-old Williams said following his 126-pitch masterpiece, exceeding his previous season high of 109. “At that point I didn’t even care about the

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