The Tigers logged the franchise’s first-ever combined no-hitter Saturday, thanks in no small part to starter Matt Manning’s 6 2/3 innings on the mound. The no-no was finished by relievers Jason Foley and Alex Lange, but apparently, Manning had no idea that he hadn’t allowed a hit prior to his exit.
“Honestly, I swear I had no idea,” Manning said after the 2–0 win over the Blue Jays, according to the Detroit Free Press. “After I had a scuffle in the first, I was just trying to eat up innings. We had a two-run lead, so I was trying to protect that lead.”
The game didn’t start ideally for Manning. There was an 82-minute delay due to inclement weather, and his first inning was spent trying to pitch through rain. He was forced to switch baseballs every other pitch and had to constantly dry his hands.
