Dayton Daily News

Indians:

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Kyle Freeland turned in one of the best pitching performanc­es ever at Coors Field.

The rookie left-hander, 24, came within two outs of the first no-hitter by a Rockies pitcher at the hitter-friendly park before surrenderi­ng a crisp single to Melky Cabrera as Colorado beat the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Sunday.

Freeland, who was born and raised in Denver, struck out the first batter of the ninth inning and then allowed Cabrera’s hit to left field on a 2-2 count.

He would make the same pitch again.

“He just muscled it out,” said Freeland, who struck out a career-high nine, walked three and hit a batter.

Freeland was trying to throw the second no-hitter in Coors Field history. Hideo Nomo accomplish­ed the feat in 1996 when he was with the Dodgers. The only no-hitter in Rockies history was thrown by Ubaldo Jimenez in 2010 at Atlanta.

Infielder Paul DeJong became the first rookie in the modern era to have seven extra-base hits in a three-game series.

Clayton Kershaw (14-2) set the Dodgers’ record for most wins at the break. The old mark of 13 was held by Orel Hershiser, who had 13 in 1988, the last time the franchise won the World Series.

Jose Altuve had three hits for the fifth consecutiv­e game to become the ninth major leaguer to do so in more than a century, and the first since George Brett’s record-tying six-game streak for Kansas City in 1976.

Sunday was the first time Pittsburgh scored at least 10 runs in the first inning since June 8, 1989, against Philadelph­ia.

Oakland (3950) is 21 games behind in the AL West, the second-largest deficit the club has faced at the break since moving to Oakland.

Cardinals: Dodgers: Astros: Pirates: Athletics:

Second baseman Jason Kipnis, who began the season on the 10-day disabled list with a sore right shoulder, was placed on the DL again with a strained right hamstring.

Diamondbac­ks:

Outfielder Yasmany Tomas has missed the last 31 games and an MRI last week indicated there could be a significan­t problem with his groin. There is no timetable for his return.

Orioles:

First baseman Chris Davis, who has been out since June 13 with a strained right oblique, is scheduled to begin a brief rehab assignment tonight at Single-A Frederick. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he expects Davis to be ready to rejoin the team after the All-Star break.

Outfielder Ryan Braun (left calf tightness) did not play Sunday after leaving Saturday’s game early. “I’m pretty optimistic that when we’re starting on Friday he’ll be in there,” manager Craig Counsell said.

DH Matt Holliday (viral infection) played in his second rehab game in Triple-A on Sunday. The Yankees expect to activate him from the 10-day DL Friday.

Eric Hosmer had three hits Sunday to extend his hitting streak to 15 games.

Toronto lost by 10 or more runs for the fourth time this season, with all four coming at home. The Blue Jays had four such games all of last season.

Brewers: Yankees: Royals: Blue Jays:

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