Matthew Boyd came within one out of pitching Detroit's first no-hitter since 2011 on Sunday, his outstanding effort on the mound lifting the Tigers to a 12-0 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Tim Anderson broke up Boyd's no-hit bid with a two-out double to right center field in the ninth inning.
Until Anderson's hit, the closest the White Sox batters came was when Tigers shortstop Dixon Machado bailed Boyd out with a crisp play on Avisail Garcia's sharp ground ball to lead off the second inning.
Machado went into the hole to scoop the grounder, and threw before setting his feet to catch the quick Garcia at first base, where first baseman Efren Navarro made the catch.
Boyd got plenty of run support from the Tigers offense. Nicholas Castellanos, Mikie Mahtook and rookie Jeimer Candelario all homered in the victory.
Boyd retired the first eight batters he faced, walked Rob Brantly and then retired 18 in a row until Anderson doubled off a 2-0 pitch.
Justin Verlander threw the last two Tigers no-hitters, on June 12, 2007 and May 7, 2011.
Source: AFP
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