ANAHEIM -- Garrett Richards was eight outs from a no-hitter against the Astros on Sunday, but the Angels right-hander said he wasn't thinking about one.
Winning the game was more important to him.
"I don't think you should start thinking about [a no-hitter] until you go out for the ninth inning," said Richards, who lost his no-hitter on a Jason Castro single with one out in the seventh and lost his shutout when he hit Preston Tucker with an 0-1 pitch with the bases loaded with two outs in the inning,
He got the 3-1 victory when relievers Fernando Salas, Joe Smith and Huston Street got the last seven outs for a combined one-hitter at Angel Stadium.