The Kansas City Royals took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Friday en route to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Royals starter Chris Young held the Tigers hitless for five innings, and Ryan Madson followed with two perfect innings.
Reliever Kelvin Herrera took the ball for the eighth, and the Tigers’ Nick Castellanos hit a single to left off to kill the no-no.
The Royals have thrown four no-hitters. Here they are:
| 1 | Steve Busby |
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| Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
| Friday, April 27, 1973 Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 0 Tiger Stadium (Detroit) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 2 | Steve Busby |
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
| Wednesday, June 19, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Jim Colborn |
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
| Saturday, May 14, 1977 Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 0 Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | |
| 4 | Bret Saberhagen |
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
| Monday, August 26, 1991 Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 0 Royals Stadium (Kansas City) |
