O so close.<\/p>\n
Orioles rookie Brandon Young lost a perfect game bid in brutal fashion Friday night when he threw away a dribbler with two outs in the eighth inning, resulting in the Astros\u2019 only hit in Baltimore\u2019s 7-0 win at Dalkin Park.<\/p>\n
The official scorer potentially could have ruled the play an error, which would have kept the no-hit bid alive, but ex-Orioles infielder Ramon Urias instead received credit for a hit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought I could make the play,\u201d said Young, who tallied his first career win with eight shutout innings. \u201cI got there in time, I think I had a little more time to maybe take a step and make a better throw. I obviously rushed it, yanked it. It sucks. Definitely want it back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young, 26, grew up going to games in Houston and actually had family and friends in attendance while he attempted to make history.<\/p>\n
The dribbler that ruined the perfect game. @MLB\/X<\/p>\n
He tallied the first 23 outs when Urias, sent to the Astros at the deadline, hit a 56-mph dribbler in a 2-2 count to Young\u2019s right that he chased and grabbed with one hand.<\/p>\n
Instead of stopping so he could square and throw, Young attempted to do it all in one motion and he fired across his body toward first base.<\/p>\n
Young\u2019s throw goes wide. @MLB\/X<\/p>\n
His wide throw veered toward where the infield grass met the dirt and skipped past first baseman Coby Mayo, allowing Urias to reach safely.<\/p>\n
It would have taken a great throw to nab Urias going down the line, but Young\u2019s throw did not afford that opportunity.<\/p>\n
Young fields the ball. Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
He rebounded to strand Urias at second, but that throw still lingered with him after his teammates congratulated him in the dugout.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was literally thinking about me yanking a ball down the line,\u201d Young said. \u201cPretty upset about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young reacts after losing his perfect game bid. AP<\/p>\n
Teammate Jordan Westburg said he thought Young had a real chance at making the play.<\/p>\n