Leody Taveras spoiled Parker Messick’s no-hit bid on Thursday, grounding the first pitch of the ninth inning into right field for a single.

Taveras also drew a walk in the contest, reaching base twice on a day in which Messick was nearly un-hittable. He also scored the O’s first run on a sacrifice fly by Gunnar Henderson in the ninth. He’s off to a nice start at the dish this season, slashing .375/.487/.469 with zero homers, eight RBI and a 9/7 K/BB ratio in his first 40 plate appearances.