Fulmer: No-hitter thoughts definitely creep in

ANAHEIM — The visiting dugout at Angel Stadium is large enough that nobody has to feel crowded as a game is going on. Still, Michael Fulmer looked like he was in his own area code Wednesday.

Fulmer’s no-hit bid went deep enough into the Tigers’ 3-0 win over the Angels that teammates left him alone. His catcher, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, was on the opposite end of the dugout. Coaches, reserves, fellow pitchers were all at the front.

Fulmer was on his own between innings, yet he had the same look he carried when he was crammed into the overcrowded Tigers clubhouse in Spring Training, arms on knees, head down, seemingly deep in concentration.

“I wouldn’t say I need to be left alone,” he said. “The more I interact, I feel like the more laughs I get, the more talking I do, it keeps me calm. I just take it as a normal day.”

Still, Fulmer knew it wasn’t normal.

“You look up there and you see a zero in the hits column, so obviously it’s there,” he said. “If anybody tells you they’re not thinking about it, they’re lying, in my opinion.”

Fulmer’s last few outings have been anything but normal for a 23-year-old …

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