KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Michael Wacha said he had plenty left if needed.<\/p>\n
Wacha had the fourth-longest no-hit bid of his career Saturday before yielding a one-out hit to Colt Keith in the seventh inning of the Kansas City Royals\u2019 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Wacha did not factor in the decision, but he had his best outing of his two seasons with the Royals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the best change-up he\u2019s had all year,\u201d manager Matt Quatraro said. \u201cHe used his curveball more effectively. It\u2019s hard to pick anything apart. There was so much soft contact.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked if he would have given Wacha a chance to complete the game if the no-hitter was intact, Quatraro said, \u201cI was hoping he would do it. He had six days off between his last outing and this one. He\u2019s got some extra rest before the next one, if everything stays the way it is. So I was hoping we\u2019d get to go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before Keith\u2019s hit, Wacha allowed only one baserunner on a fourth-inning walk to Gleyber Torres. He did not allow a runner to reach second base in seven innings.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, I knew what was going on,\u201d Wacha said of his no-hit bid. \u201cI was just continuing to try to keep taking it to another level and keep making my pitches, and keep executing like I had been pretty much all day. I was just try to push it to the back of my mind and keep making quality pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quatraro said he allowed himself to enjoy the effort of both pitchers, in spite of the scoreless game.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can appreciate the game, right?\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, you\u2019ve got two really good pitchers out there, two good teams, and that\u2019s a fun game. Sure, I would have rather been up 7-0 and not had to worry about it, but I did appreciate what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vinnie Pasquantino\u2019s eighth-inning single drove in Nick Loftin from second for the game\u2019s only run, as Wacha and Detroit\u2019s Tarik Skubal both spun gems.<\/p>\n
Loftin one-hopped the wall with what he originally thought was a homer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just probably one of my better balls that I\u2019ve hit here,\u201d said Loftin, who had two of Kansas City\u2019s four hits. \u201cQuite frankly, I didn\u2019t realize how big that ballpark was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wacha has never thrown a no-hitter in his professional career, but he was ready to give it a try if he still had a chance.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d he said. \u201cI would not want to leave a game like that for sure. But unfortunately, I gave up a hit. That made it a little easier for Q.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 By DAVID SMALE, Associated Press<\/p>\n
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