Anderson Breaks Up Boyd No-Hit Bid With 2 Outs In 9th Inning
DETROIT (AP) - So close, but yet so far for Matt Boyd. The Detroit Tigers pitcher came within one out of pitching a no-hitter Sunday afternoon against the White Sox.
Tim Anderson doubled with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday, the first hit for the Chicago White Sox against Detroit Tigers pitcher Matt Boyd.
On Boyd's 115th pitch, Anderson sliced a 2-0 changeup on the low, outside corner to the opposite field. The ball went over right fielder Nick Castellanos and bounced off the wall on a hop.
The Detroit left-hander closed out a 12-0 win over the White Sox for the first nine-inning complete game of his professional career.
Boyd (6-10) allowed only two runners - a walk to Rob Brantly in the third and Anderson's double to the gap in right-center field with two outs in the ninth. He threw a career-high 121 pitches and struck out five.
The 26-year-old had not thrown a complete game in 52 previous major league starts and had never thrown a nine-inning complete game in 121 previous professional starts.
Miami's Edinson Volquez has the only no-hitter in the majors this year, against Arizona on June 3.
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