Overview

• Sciambi revealed in the fifth inning that he was simultaneously following Gavin Williams’s no-hit bid on a second screen while calling the Cubs–Reds game on Marquee Sports Network.
• Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams carried his bid into the bottom of the ninth but saw it broken up by Juan Soto’s solo home run.
• Jim Deshaies quipped that one can “jinx a no-hitter from a thousand miles away,” underscoring broadcasters’ longstanding superstition about live commentary.
• Sciambi’s admission and his pledge to “turn that game off” after Soto’s homer have sparked social media discussion about the ethics of cross-game commentary.
• The episode underscores broadcasters’ aversion to mentioning ongoing no-hit efforts and raises questions about whether that convention still holds in an era of multiplatform viewing.