Kevin Gausman‘s day ended a lot earlier than many would’ve hoped on Thursday.
The Toronto Blue Jays starter was pulled from Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers after five innings of no-hit work due to lower-back tightness, the team announced.
Gausman had only allowed one baserunner in the game when he walked Rangers first basemen Nathaniel Lowe.
The right-hander threw 58 pitches and struck out six before leaving the game.
Reliever Dillon Tate made his Blue Jays debut when he came in to replace Gausman in the sixth and kept the no-hitter intact by setting down the Orioles in order.
Unfortunately, the Blue Jays’ combined no-hit bid would be broken up in the seventh when Josh Smith singled off Genesis Cabrera. Smith would try and turn the hit into a double and was thrown out at second base off a great throw from Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes.
