Colorado rookie Kyle Freeland nearly made history on Sunday.
The Rockies pitcher took a no-hitter into the ninth against the White Sox, but Melky Cabrera broke it up with one out.
Cabrera had a sharp single to left field. No controversy, no questionable fielding, just a solid hit.
Freeland was making just the 18th start of his MLB career. He finished with 8 1/3 innings pitched, nine strikeouts, three walks and the one hit allowed on 126 pitches.
Freeland got a big defensive play, a requisite of any no-hitter, in the eighth inning in the form of a diving catch by Gerardo Parra.
He entered the ninth with a high pitch count at 116 and was going up against the top of the White Sox order. He struck out Adam Engel, but Cabrera drove a 2-2 pitch for a single to break up the no-hitter. He was taken out of the game after that hit.
The White Sox hadn't been no-hit since May 3, 2011, when Francisco Liriano got a no-hitter for the Twins at U.S. Cellular Field in a 1-0 game. The White Sox have been no-hit 13 times in club history.
MLB
The only no-hitter in Coors Field history was Hideo Nomo against the Rockies when he was with the Dodgers on Sept. 17, 1996. Ubaldo Jimenez has the only no-hitter for the Rockies, which was on April 17, 2010, at the Braves.