Ryan Weathers just lived through a pitcher’s nightmare—and we’re not just talking about the no-hitter that slipped away.

The New York Yankees left-hander arrived at Camden Yards on Monday, May 11, having lost nine pounds after a violent illness that forced him to quarantine away from his newborn. His spot in the rotation was hanging by a thread. Then, as if scripted for a sports drama, he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning.

But baseball, as they say, is a cruel game.

Weathers handed a one-hit shutout and a two-run lead to reliever Brent Headrick with one out in the seventh. Moments later, Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Coby Mayo launched a towering three-run homer, erasing Weathers’ gem and flipping the score to 3-2. The Yankees, who had steamrolled the Orioles in four games at home just a week earlier, were left stewing in their fourth straight loss—this time to a Baltimore lineup that had been struggling to score.

It was a gut-wrenching end to a night that deserved a different story.

For Weathers, the past two weeks have been a whirlwind of illness, isolation, and uncertainty. Returning to the mound and nearly spinning a no-hitter was a testament to his grit. But in the end, all that effort—and all those lost pounds—went for naught.

Sometimes, the game doesn’t care how much you’ve overcome.