Hill no-hit bid ends with loss
Dodgers lefty Rich Hill lost his perfect game on an error in the ninth inning, then lost his no-hitter on a leadoff home run in the 10th by Josh Harrison that sent the Pirates to a 1-0 win against Los Angeles last night in Pittsburgh.
Hill became the first pitcher since Pedro Martinez in 1995 to take a no-hit try into extra innings.
The Pirates didn’t have a runner until Jordy Mercer led the ninth with a sharp grounder that third baseman Logan Forsythe misplayed for an error. Hill retired the next three batters.
Hill (9-5) came back out for the 10th, and Harrison sent his 99th pitch of the night into the first row of seats in left field. Hill struck out 10 without a walk.
Juan Nicasio (2-5) picked up the win after working the top of the 10th.
Cubs 9, Reds 3 — Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer in the ballpark near his home, Tommy La Stella added a two-run shot while subbing for Kris Bryant, and Chicago kept its second-half surge going by beating host Cincinnati.
Cardinals 6, Padres 2 — Rookie Luke Weaver struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, and Kolten Wong had three hits to help host St. Louis beat San Diego.
The Cardinals said closer Trevor Rosenthal’s right elbow would require Tommy John surgery.
Giants 4, Brewers 2 — Jarrett Parker hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh, Buster Posey hit a sacrifice fly, and host San Francisco beat Milwaukee.
Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2 — Chris Flexen pitched six solid innings, Dominic Smith homered and host New York beat Arizona.
Phillies 8, Marlins 0 — Mark Leiter Jr. allowed one hit in seven innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in five runs and host Philadelphia beat Miami.
American League
Orioles 8, Athletics 7 — Zach Britton’s AL-record run of converting 60 straight save attempts ended when the closer blew a two-run lead and failed to get out of the ninth inning in a game host Baltimore ultimately won in the 12th over Oakland on a Manny Machado home run .
Baltimore led 7-5 when Britton entered to seal the victory, just as he had been doing successfully since his last blown save on Sept. 20, 2015, at Tampa Bay. But on this occasion, the left-hander gave up three straight hits before a sacrifice fly by Matt Joyce tied it. Britton finished well short of Eric Gagne’s major league mark of 84, set from 2002-04.
Yankees 10, Tigers 2 — Gary Sanchez homered and drove in three runs, and Luis Severino pitched impressively into the seventh inning to lead New York to another lopsided win against host Detroit.
Blue Jays 7, Rays 6 — In St. Petersburg, Fla., Kevin Pillar hit Toronto’s sixth home run of the game in the eighth inning to beat Tampa Bay and end a four-game losing streak.
White Sox 4, Twins 3 — Tim Anderson singled with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Avisail Garcia from second base and lift host Chicago over Minnesota.
Interleague
Astros 6, Nationals 1 — Alex Bregman hit a threerun homer and Jake Marisnick and Max Stassi added solo shots to help host Houston to just its second win in its last 15 games against Washington.
Mariners 9, Braves 6 — Taylor Motter replaced an injured Robinson Cano and had a two-run single in the eighth inning, lifting Seattle over host Atlanta. Cano left with tightness in his left hamstring in the third.
Royals 6, Rockies 4 — Eric Hosmer hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off former teammate Greg Holland, lifting host Kansas City over Colorado.