Matt Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Matt Garza(notes) pitched the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history and the fifth in the major leagues this season, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Monday night.

Garza faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing only a second-inning walk, for a team that’s often been on the wrong end of pitching gems lately.

The Rays have been held hitless three times since last July, including a pair of perfect games that were thrown against them.

The last time there were at least five no-hitters in a season was 1991, when Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan threw one of seven in the big leagues that year, according to STATS LLC.
                                                

Source: By FRED GOODALL, AP Baseball Writer (Yahoo Sports)