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Orioles Pitcher Throws Away Perfect Game, No-Hit Bid Trying to Make Tough Play

Brandon Young tried to make a tough play in an attempt to save his perfect game in the eighth inning | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Orioles pitcher Brandon Young was four outs away from a perfect game Friday night at Daikin Park in Houston.

With two outs in the 8th inning, he did all he could to try and save his perfect game and no-hit bid on a slowly hit ground ball by Astros second baseman Ramón Urías. Young picked up the bouncing ball with his bare hand and made an off-balanced throw to first base to try and get Urías but the throw went wide and past first baseman Coby Mayo.

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