Maikel Franco #3 of the Baltimore Orioles (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Former Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco helped the Orioles avoid history.
No-hitters seem to be returning to vogue, as six have already been thrown this season, with the most recent thrown by Corey Kluber of the New York Yankees on May 19.
Had it not been for former Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco, a seventh no-hitter – albeit a combined one – likely would have happened between the Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday.