https://theathletic.com/1075126/2019/07/13/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up-angels-combine-for-no-hitter-as-they-honor-tyler-skaggs/
Lengthy but worth the effort.
Indeed!
Could not access this article, but was touched by the available videos and ran across some
"pause and think about that" notes about the game.
....Oddly enough, five of those 13 combined no-hitters have taken place in California, but the most recent one before Friday came on
July 13, 1991. As Stats Inc. points out, that was
the day Skaggs was born.
....With the team going on to score six more runs the rest of the way, that gave them a
13-0 win. And once again,
7/13 is Skaggs’ birthday.
....The biggest catalyst in the Angels’ first inning was all-world center fielder Trout, who was
drafted 16 picks before Skaggs in 2009.
....Two Angels played a key role in preserving the no-hitter, chiefly reliever
Felix Peña, who followed opener Taylor Cole with
seven dominant innings. That tied Peña’s season high, and he hadn't topped six innings in over two months. ....he carried a 7.40 ERA with 29 hits and 13 walks in his previous 24 1/3 innings over six outings.
....Every no-hitter seemingly also has a big defensive play to keep it alive, and this one came from another unlikely hero.
Rookie Matt Thaiss was manning the hot corner after just making the transition from catcher and first base this season.
His diving stop in the sixth stole a single from Mac Williamson.
Apologies, if these facts were included in the Atlantic article. Shared just in case they weren't.
