Gavin Williams was determined to stay in the game, and Cleveland’s manager, Stephen Vogt, had no intention of pulling his pitcher as history was within reach.

With the bullpen quiet, Williams held a no-hitter into the ninth inning until Juan Soto dashed hopes with a solo home run, just two outs short, in the Guardians’ 4-1 victory over the Mets on Wednesday at Citi Field.

“Heading into the ninth was an amazing experience,” remarked the 26-year-old Williams after delivering a 126-pitch performance, surpassing his previous season high of 109. “At that point, the pitch count was the least of my concerns.”

“It didn’t matter if I went to 140 pitches. I would have done it anyway. It was pretty special to be out there. You never know when that’s gonna happen again.”

The Cleveland franchise hasn’t thrown a no-hitter since Len Barker’s perfect game in 1981.

Vogt said he didn’t even ask Williams how he was feeling after he’d retired 14 batters in a row to complete the eighth at 111 pitches.

“I think one of the things you look at is the [velocity], and the velo was still there. The stuff was crisp,” Vogt said. “I didn’t dare ask him. … It was one of those things with a four-run lead like that, you gotta let him go.

“You don’t know how many chances these pitchers are ever going to have to do it. He was going to get to go the whole way. … So we didn’t touch the phone. We didn’t talk to anybody. There was no one up until the ball left the yard.”

And it did so just barely, just beyond the reach of leaping center fielder Angel Martínez.

“I wish I could be Spiderman. I was real close. I tried my best,” Martínez said.

“I knew Soto clipped it. I knew he got it. But of course it had to be six inches from Angel’s glove,” Vogt added.

Williams said he hoped to induce a ground ball in that situation, but he elevated a fastball just enough for Soto to drive it.

“Good fastball, good swing,” catcher Austin Hedges said. “I’ve sadly been back there for quite a few of [Soto’s] homers, so I know what it sounds like.

“He took a really good swing and there’s a reason he’s one of the best hitters in this league.”

Interestingly, two of the Mets’ other top hitters — Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso — smacked liners back at Williams in the first inning, with Lindor knocking the glove off his hand.

“It scared me, I’ll say that. I thought I was gonna have to change pants or something,” Williams joked. “And then Alonso did the same thing and I thought I was really gonna have to [change them].”

Williams, who walked four, faced two more batters following Soto’s homer.

He retired Alonso and walked Brandon Nimmo before garnering a standing ovation from much of the Citi Field crowd on his walk back to the visiting dugout.

“It’s nice, especially getting that from a different team’s fan base,” Williams said. “It’s awesome. It doesn’t usually happen, but I appreciate it.”