May 18, 2012
Justin Verlander loses no-hitter in the ninth
Detroit's Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third career no-hitter Friday night in a 6-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh's Josh Harrison singled up the middle with one out in the ninth to spoil the bid by the reigning American League MVP and Cy Young Award winner.
Harrison played the spoiler roll on Sunday against the Houston Astros when he had a walk-off hit in the 12th inning.
BOX SCORE: Tigers 6, Pirates 0
Verlander struck out 12 ans walked two and
hit 100 mph on the radar gun when he struck out the side in the eighth inning.
It looks as though Verlander is a fan of interleague play. He is now 16-2 with a 2.75 ERA in 21 starts against National League teams, including a no-hitter.
On June 12, 2007, he pitched the first no-hitter at Comerica Park in an interleague game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
His second came against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 2, 2011.
He remains tied with Virgil Trucks for the most no-hitters in Detroit history.
The 6-foot-5 right-hander would have been the third pitcher to throw a no-hitter this season. Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angles pitched a no-hitter on May 2 against the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox's Philip Humber tossed a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners on April 21.
Verlander was also vying to join a small fraternity of pitchers with three or more no-hitters. Only Nolan Ryan (7), Sandy Koufax (4), Bob Feller (3), Larry Corcoran (3), and Cy Young (3) have accomplished that feat.
Delmon Young had three RBI for the Tigers, who collected 13 hits.
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