On Friday night, the Detroit Tigers were working on a combined no-hitter until Gunnar Henderson hit a two-out triple for Baltimore in the ninth inning.
Henderson drove the first pitch from Tyler Holton down the right field line for his seventh triple of the season. Holton then struck out Anthony Santander for the final out, securing Detroit’s 1-0 win.
Before the triple, Detroit pitchers Beau Brieske and Brant Hurter had retired 21 straight batters. Adley Rutschman broke the streak with an eight-pitch walk to start the eighth inning.
Brieske, a 26-year-old right-hander, was expected to start as an opener. He retired four batters and threw 11 of 16 pitches for strikes.
Hurter, a 26-year-old rookie left-hander, struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings, throwing 53 of 71 pitches for strikes. He started 17 of 18 batters with strikes, including his first 14.
After Rutschman’s walk, 26-year-old rookie right-hander Brenan Hanifee took over. He retired the next two batters with a strikeout and a forceout, then struck out Colton Cowser.
Holton came in for the ninth inning and earned his eighth save.
