AROUND THE HORN
Phillies: Matt Moore and the Phillies bullpen took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Bryce Harper hit a Little League homer and Philadelphia two-hit the Reds 6-1 Saturday. Moore (2-3) threw six scoreless innings but was pulled after 76 pitches. Hector Neris pitched a 1-2-3 seventh with two strikeouts before Archie Bradley allowed Tyler Stephenson’s homer leading off the eighth. There have been seven no-hitters in the majors this season, one shy of the major league record set in 1884 — the first year overhand pitching was allowed.3 no-hitters in their history.
Dodgers: Dodgers placed left-hander Julio Urías on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf contusion. Urías was hit on his calf by a pitch in the fourth inning Friday night against the New York Mets. He tossed five scoreless innings and was in line for his 14th win before three relievers gave up four runs in the seventh in the Dodgers’ 6-5, 10-inning win.
Pirates: Kevin Newman tied a major league record with four doubles — in successive innings, no less — and the Pirates rolled over the Brewers 14-4 Saturday to snap their eight-game losing streak in the first game of a doubleheader.
Yankees: Yankees righthander Luis Severino will get an MRI on Monday after he was scratched from a rehab start with Triple-A Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre on Friday night because of shoulder tightness. An All-Star in 2017 and 2018, Severino missed most of 2019 with shoulder and lat injuries. He had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in February 2020, sidelining him last season and throughout 2021. He was nearing his return before Friday’s setback.
Bolstered by Chris Sale’s first major league appearance in just over two years, the Boston Red Sox hit five homers while pounding Baltimore 16-2 on Saturday, handing the Orioles their 10th straight loss. The 32-yearold Sale completed his return from Tommy John surgery by pitching five innings, giving up two runs on consecutive homers by Austin Hays and Trey Mancini in the third. Relying mostly on his sharp slider, the lanky left-hander struck out eight and walked none. The seven-time All-Star last pitched in the majors when he started on Aug. 13, 2019.
Rangers: Much of what Adrian Beltre now hears about his standout career comes from his son, a baseball fanatic who grew up in the Rangers clubhouse during his father’s last eight big league seasons. The four-time All-Star and fivetime Gold Glove-winning third baseman, who retired in 2018 after 21 big league seasons, was inducted into the Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday night, when Rangers fans got to hear from Beltre. While not speaking long, Beltre spoke from the heart without a prepared script. With AJ (Adrian Jr) and his family on the field with him, Beltre thanked countless people by name after an impressive highlight reel of big hits and standout defensive plays. Beltre and Chuck Morgan, in his 38th season as the public address announcer for the Rangers spanning three different stadiums, were the 23rd and 24th inductees in the team’s Hall of Fame since the first class in 2003. The night was almost certainly a precursor for Beltre and a spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His first time on the ballot for Cooperstown will be for the Class of 2024.