Alex Cobb came within one out of a no-hitter in the San Francisco Giants' 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.

Spencer Steer doubled with two outs in the ninth inning, forcing Cobb to settle for a complete game. His 131 pitches were the most in his career and the most by any pitcher in the majors this season, and 83 were for strikes.

"Still right now, this is surreal," Cobb said. "In the moment, I was just focused on the delivery and the game plan and executing pitches, and then it started to become real. Had some cool thoughts going on in my mind of having my family here and thanking them. It was special, for sure."

He just missed tossing San Francisco's first no-hitter since Chris Heston on June 9, 2015, at the New York Mets.