Moore loses no-hitter in 9th
Moriarty alum one out away from history
LOS ANGELES — San Francisco lefty and Moriarty High school alum Matt Moore lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning on a soft, clean single by Corey Seager, and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Thursday night.
Moore’s try ended on his 133rd pitch. It was Seager Bobblehead Night at Dodger Stadium, and a sellout crowd cheered Moore after the ball plopped onto the grass in shallow right field.
Moore was pulled immediately. Giants manager Bruce Bochy had been pacing in the dugout for a cou-
ple of innings as Moore’s pitch count climbed — he missed most of the past two seasons after Tommy John surgery.
Giants center fielder Denard Span sprinted for two outstanding catches, including a leadoff grab in the ninth, to give Moore a chance.
Moore earned his first win for the Giants since they got him in a trade with Tampa Bay on Aug. 1.
In his first four starts with the Giants, Moore was 0-3 with a 4.70 ERA. He allowed 17 hits and walked 17 batters in 23 innings.
In his fifth San Francisco start, the 27-year-old Moore nearly gave San Francisco a major league record five straight years with a no-hitter. And he almost became the first Giants pitcher to no-hit the archrival Dodgers since 1915, when New York’s Rube Marquard stopped Brooklyn.
Moore struck out seven and walked three. Reliever Santiago Casilla needed just one pitch to get the final out.
The win moved the Giants within two games of the NL West-leading Dodgers.
Moore was an eighth-round pick in the 2007 draft by Tampa Bay.
He made his MLB debut Sept. 14, 2011, and pitched 1⅓ innings of relief against Baltimore. On Sept. 22, he made his first career MLB start against the New York Yankees.
Moore struck out Derek Jeter to begin the game and would fan 10 more Yankees in five scoreless innings to earn his first win.
Moore’s second career start came in Game 1 of the ALDS against Texas. Moore again got the win after allowing two hits and striking out six in seven scoreless innings.
After the 2011 season, Moore signed a five-year, $14 million contract with club options that eventually could extend the deal to eight years and $39.75 million.