Angels honor Tyler Skaggs, throw combined no-hitter during emotional night

The Los Angeles Angels returned to Angel Stadium Friday night for the team’s first home game since the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, and every player wore Skaggs’ No. 45 for what turned out to be an incredible team performance. Skaggs’ family was in attendance, and his mother, Debbie, fired a strike for the first pitch.

From the first pitch to the last pitch, we're nasty. pic.twitter.com/qcp1El3vFQ

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 13, 2019

What followed was nothing short of incredible. Angels pitchers Taylor Cole and Felix Pena combined to throw a no-hitter, and Mike Trout led the Angels offensively with six RBI in a lopsided 13-0 win.

Eight strikeouts and a combined no-hitter for 45. pic.twitter.com/LZFx76m9uG

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 13, 2019

After the game, the team left their No. 45 jerseys on the mound.

For Tyler. pic.twitter.com/MczHyHQxu5

— MLB (@MLB) July 13, 2019

The @Angels paid tribute to Tyler Skaggs by throwing a combined no-hitter against the Mariners in Anaheim.

The last time there was a combined no-hitter in the state of California? Orioles-A's in Oakland on July 13, 1991 – the same day Tyler Skaggs was born.#TheHaloWay

— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) July 13, 2019

Mike Trout noted that the Angels scored 7 first-inning runs and finished with 13. Tyler Skaggs' birthday is 7/13, tomorrow. "You can't make this stuff up," Trout said.

— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) July 13, 2019