ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, who pitched just one inning last season, hurled the New York Yankees’ first no-hitter since 1999 against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday evening.

Kluber, who has never thrown a no-hitter, had nine strikeouts in the Yankees’ 2-0 win. The only runner for the Rangers was Charlie Culberson, who drew a one-out walk in the third.

Kluber’s no-hitter is the Yankees’ first since David Cone’s perfect game against the Montreal Expos in June 1999.

There have now been six no-hitters in the big leagues this season, including Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. There haven't been no-hitters thrown on consecutive days since 1969.

The first no-hitter this season was April 9 when San Diego native Joe Musgrove threw the first no-hitter in Padres history against the Rangers in Texas.

Kluber was making his second start at the Rangers’ retractable roof stadium.

The two-time AL Cy Young winner threw just one inning in his only season with the Rangers, tearing a muscle in his shoulder during his lone start last July in the third game played in the $1.2 billion stadium. The injury didn’t require surgery but ended his season.

That scoreless inning cost the Rangers nearly $8 million — his prorated pay of $6,851,852 after they got him in a December 2019 trade from Cleveland, and the $1 million buyout of a 2021 club option. Kluber then became a free agent and signed an $11 million, one-year deal with the Yankees.
 

The Associated Press contributed to this story.