WATCH: Red Sox's bid for a combined no-hitter broken up by infield single
Steve Pearce won't be a popular man in Boston
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Give Red Sox southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez this much: he keeps things interesting.
Lately that's been a good thing, and it was again on Tuesday night. Rodriguez held the Orioles without a hit through his first four innings. He then threw two pitches in the fifth (both balls) before exiting due to what was later termed a tight hamstring. His status heading forward is unclear.
Eduardo Rodriguez left the game with left hamstring tightness #orioles#redsox
— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) August 17, 2016
In Rodriguez's place, the Red Sox inserted Matt Barnes, who promptly walked the first batter he saw. From there, Barnes would take the no-hitter into the seventh inning. After retiring Manny Machado and issuing a walk to Mark Trumbo, Barnes allowed the Orioles' first hit in the most frustrating way:
Yes, that's how the combined no-hitter effort came to a close -- with an infield single by Steve Pearce. Go figure.
