Nola, Phils hit 1st
Aaron Nola took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Nick Williams hit his third pinch-hit homer of the year in the eighth and the Phillies moved into first in the NL East yesterday with a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in an interleague game in Philadelphia.
Nola did not allow a hit until Russell Martin’s RBI single to left in the seventh, which tied the game at 1.
Nola struck out 10 and walked three. He threw 113 pitches, matching a career high set on June 27, 2017.
Philadelphia owns a halfgame lead over Atlanta in the NL East. It is the latest in a season the Phillies have been in first since the conclusion of the 2011 season, when they won 102 games.
Athletics 3, Diamondbacks 0 — Daniel Mengden pitched a two-hitter for his second career shutout, and host Oakland beat slumping Arizona.
The Diamondbacks wasted a solid outing for Clay Buchholz in their 15th loss in 17 games. Buchholz (0-1) permitted one run and two hits in six innings.
American League
Angels 11, Yankees 4 — Mike Trout went 5-for-5 with three doubles and a home run as visiting Los Angeles hammered New York.
The 11 total bases were a career high for Trout, whose homer tied him with Mookie Betts for the MLB lead.
Rangers 4, Royals 3 — In Arlington, Texas, Shin-Soo Choo became the top major league home run hitter born in Asia, connecting for a leadoff drive in the 10th inning that lifted Texas over Kansas City.
Choo’s 176th career homer moved him past Hideki Matsui for the most by an Asian player.
Rays 5, Orioles 1 — In St. Petersburg, Fla., Ryne Stanek, Anthony Banda and Chaz Roe combined to give up three hits on a bullpen day as Tampa Bay topped Baltimore.
With the Rays thin in the rotation, Banda (1-0) entered with two outs in the second. He wound up allowing one run and three hits while striking out seven over 61⁄3 innings.
White Sox 8, Tigers 4 — Tim Anderson homered twice on his way to a career-high four RBI, leading Hector Santiago and visiting Chicago over Detroit.
National League
Giants 5, Cubs 4 — Brandon Crawford hit a two-run homer, Brandon Belt drove in two runs and visiting San Francisco edged Chicago to stop a three-game slide.
Andrew McCutchen had two hits and drove in a run as the Giants won for the first time on an eight-game trip. Chris Stratton (6-3) shook off a shaky start and lasted five innings for his third straight win.
Nationals 4, Marlins 1 — Mark Reynolds hit a tiebreaking home run leading off the ninth inning, and visiting Washington rallied to beat Miami for the 10th consecutive time.
The Marlins’ Wei-Yin Chen took a two-hit shutout into the eighth but gave up a one-out homer to Wilmer Difo, who pulled a pitch off the foul pole to make the score 1-all.
Brewers 17, Mets 6 — Erik Kratz homered in his Brewers debut and Jesus Aguilar also hit a home run to lift surging Milwaukee to a romp over visiting New York.
Christian Yelich had three hits, drove in three runs and scored three times for the NL Central-leading Brewers.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 — Jack Flaherty allowed four hits over six innings, Matt Carpenter hit his fifth home run of the season and visiting St. Louis stopped Pittsburgh.
Elsewhere in baseball — Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller is back on the 10-day disabled list, this time with inflammation in his right knee, and there’s no timetable for his return.