Detroit Tigers fans ecstatic as team combines for ninth no-hitter in franchise history: "Art of pitching. Wow" "What a phenomenal game today!"

The Detroit Tigers were on fire on Saturday in their 2-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays. Three Detroit pitchers combined to no-hit Toronto for the team's ninth no-hitter in franchise history.

The last time MLB fans saw a combined no-hitter was last year in the postseason. Houston Astros pitchers Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly combined to no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies on November 2 last year.

Starter Matt Manning was feeling it on Saturday. He went 6.2 innings striking out five and walking three batters. Jason Foley came in for 1.1 innings of no-hit work, followed by Alex Lange, closing out the final inning.

Lange was tasked with facing the heart of the order for the Blue Jays in Bo Bichette, Brandon Belt, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Lange had no problems as he struck out Bichette and got two groundouts.

Detroit Tigers fans could not be more proud of their team right now. The Toronto Blue Jays are not easy to keep off the basepaths. They are loaded with elite bats in their lineup.

Manager A.J. Hinch did his best to keep Manning in for as long as he could, but this was his third start after coming off the IL. He was exhausted in the seventh inning, and Hinch made the move to relieve him. There's no telling how the game would have turned out if Manning stayed in past the seventh.

This no-hitter is a bright spot for the Detroit Tigers

This no-hitter is a bright spot for the Detroit Tigers, who are not all that competitive this season. They hold a 39-49 record, which puts them in third in the American League Central.

While they hold a record under .500, they are just five games behind the Minnesota Twins, who lead the division. Detroit can turn this around and fight for the division after the All-Star break. Neither the Cleveland Guardians nor Minnesota Twins have looked capable of pulling away from the division.

Detroit will need to get more consistent at the plate if they want to turn things around. They hold a .231 team batting average, ranking them 27th in the league. This team could make some noise if they figure out their batting woes.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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