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C.C. Sabathia threw a one hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, completing a sweep for the Brewers.

Or was it a no hitter?

The lone hit he allowed was on a ball grounded back to the box; one that he botched…allowing Andy LaRoche to reach first base. The Pirates, at home, were awarded a hit by the official scorer. That was the lone hit of the game.

Sabathia is now 9-0 with the Brewers.

The team is going to appeal the scoring decision in order to give Sabathia a no hitter on his resume. That would just add to his asking price on the free agent market this season. Like going 9-0 with his new team in the middle of a pennant race wasn’t enough already.

The Brewers put up 7 runs on 11 hits in the win, their 80th of the season. This is the first time since September 1992 that the Brewers are 24 games above .500.

Sabathia is the first Milwaukee pitcher to throw a one hit shutout since 1987 when Teddy Higuera did it.