Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners

He might not have the volume of the sport’s other top starters, but at this rate, Bryce Miller sure is pitching like an All-Star. After another dynamite performance for the Mariners in Thursday night’s 1-0 win over the Angels, Miller might be making a late case to be selected to this year’s Midsummer Classic on July 14 in Philadelphia. “After I missed seven starts or whatever to start the year, it hasn't even crossed my mind,” said Miller, who carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning to help Seattle secure a three-game sweep. “I just kind of figured that I didn't have a chance. But I mean, if they want to put me in there, I'd be super grateful.” Miller, the Mariners’ electric and affable right-hander, was untouchable until his seventh and final frame, which came immediately after Cal Raleigh drew a bases-loaded walk on nine pitches that accounted for the night’s lone run on either side. Superstitions were not in play, either, because Miller said the no-no was firmly on his mind, all the way back in the opening act. “I thought about it in the first,” Miller said with a wry smile and his signature Texas drawl. “Any time I get through the first, second, third, whatever, I’m like, ‘Oh, that was a good inning.’” Miller racked up eight strikeouts and -- for the fourth straight start -- did not issue a walk, capping the night with 90 pitches and continuing this stretch of supreme efficiency. The lone blemishes against him were two soft singles in that final frame, each of which were playable but would’ve necessitated pretty remarkable defensive catches. Nolan Schanuel laced a ball 67 mph into no-man’s land in shallow right field that ended the no-hit bid, as three Seattle defenders all arrived but a moment late. Then, Denzer Guzman yanked one 73.4 mph in the same area that nicked off Weston Wilson’s glove, as the replacement right fielder attempted to make a diving catch. “I would have preferred about a 120 \[mph\