Three Detroit Tigers pitchers completed a combined no-hitter in a 2-0 win over Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
Starting pitcher Matt Manning went the first 6.2 innings. Manning walked three batters and struck out five. He was pulled after walking Cavan Biggio with two outs in the top of the seventh. He threw 91 pitches. Jason Foley came on in relief and got Whit Merrifield to fly out to end the top of the seventh.
Alex Lange came in during the ninth to complete the job.
Manning was aided by two spectacular defensive plays — right fielder Kerry Carpenter’s sliding catch of Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s foul pop fly down the line in the fourth inning and shortstop Javier Baez’s running grab of Bo Bichette’s fly ball to left field.
This is the seventh time in Blue Jays franchise history that the team has been no-hit. The last time Toronto didn’t record a hit in a game was on Sept. 1, 2019 in a 2-0 loss to Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros.
For the Tigers, It was the first combined no-hitter in franchise history, and the ninth no-hitter for the club all time.
— With filed from Associated Press
