DETROIT — A dozen years after Justin Verlander no-hit the Blue Jays in Toronto, Matt Manning and two relievers repeated the feat at Comerica Park, combining to hold the mighty Blue Jays lineup to three walks and a hit batter and outduel Kevin Gausman for a 2-0 win Saturday afternoon.
The ninth no-hitter in franchise history was also the first combined no-no, and the first no-hitter at Comerica Park since Verlander blanked the Brewers in 2007. It marked the second no-hitter in the past three years for the Tigers, who watched Spencer Turnbull blank the Mariners in Seattle on May 18, 2021.
It was also a bit of revenge for Manning, who missed two months this season with a fractured foot suffered on a hard-hit comebacker against the Blue Jays in Toronto on April 11. Saturday marked his third start back, but the best start of the former first-round Draft pick’s three-year Major League career.