TAMPA — Before Max Fried could actually lose his no-hitter, it was lost for him in the middle of the eighth.
As Fried jogged out to the mound for the bottom of the eighth working on a no-hit bid through seven innings, the official scorer announced a controversial scoring change to give the Rays their first hit of the day.
In the bottom of the sixth, Chandler Simpson had hit a ground ball off of first base that Paul Goldschmidt could not field cleanly.
Max Fried pitches during the Yankees’ game against the Rays on April 20. Getty Images
A Paul Goldschmidt error in the sixth inning was changed to a hit during the Yankees’ game April 20. Screengrab via X/@TalkinYanks
The speedy Simpson busted it down the line and may have beat Fried there had Goldschmidt handled it, but the play was scored an error on Goldschmidt.
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Upon further review, though, official scorer Bill Matthews announced that he was changing the scoring to a single for Simpson.
Paul Goldschmidt reacts after bobbling a ball in the sixth inning. Screengrab via X/@TalkinYanks
The decision ultimately became moot minutes later, when Jake Mangum led off the bottom of the eighth with a line-drive single to center field.
Fried’s day ended two batters later, tossing 7 2/3 strong innings on two hits and two walks and leaving with a runner on first.
