The Atlanta Braves made two moves involving infielders on Thursday. They acquired utility infielder Zack Short from the Boston Red Sox and sent infielder Luis Guillorme to the Los Angeles Angels, both transactions involving cash.

Guillorme, who played five games at second base and one at shortstop for the Braves this season, along with pitching one inning in relief, was traded to the Angels. The 29-year-old Guillorme had a batting average of .150 in 20 at-bats. He previously played for the New York Mets from 2018 to 2023, with a career batting average of .258.

Short, aged 28, was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Wednesday before the Braves acquired him for cash. Short had no hits in seven at-bats with Boston after being traded from the Mets on May 1.

Previously, he was designated for assignment by the Mets on April 26. Short has played multiple infield positions this season and has a career batting average of .177 with 13 homers, 55 RBIs, and eight stolen bases in 189 games between Detroit (2021-23) and the Mets.

Atlanta’s Max Fried and two relief pitchers worked together to keep the Mets hitless for 8 2/3 innings until J.D. Martinez hit a home run, spoiling the no-hit bid. Despite this, the Braves secured a 4-1 victory over the Mets on Saturday.

Fried pitched seven innings without allowing a hit, while Joe Jiménez pitched the eighth inning, navigating around two walks. Raisel Iglesias then retired the first two batters in the ninth inning. However, Martinez hit a home run just over the right field wall on the next pitch, breaking the no-hitter.

Iglesias walked Jeff McNeil and gave up an infield single to Harrison Bader but managed to retire Brett Baty on a fly to center field.

The last time the Braves pitched a no-hitter was on April 8, 1994, when Kent Mercker achieved the feat against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

This makes it one of the longest no-hitter droughts in the MLB. Since 1994, the Braves have been one of the top teams in terms of wins and earned run average (ERA). This period saw the likes of Hall of Famers Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and John Smoltz pitching for the team.

During his seven innings, Fried walked three batters and threw 109 pitches, just one short of his career high. He retired the first eight batters he faced but then walked two consecutive batters in the third inning. After that, he retired 11 batters in a row before walking Pete Alonso with one out in the seventh inning.