Wacha’s no-hit bid falters in 9th

ST. LOUIS — Michael Wacha lost a no-hit bid in the ninth inning when pinch hitter Colin Moran led off with a single, leaving to a huge ovation and pitching the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday.

This was the second time Wacha had a no-hit try broken up in the ninth. As a rookie in 2013, he was one out away from a no-hitter when Washington's Ryan Zimmerman got an infield single.

Wacha (7-1) came close to pitching the fourth nohitter in the major leagues this season. He was in total control, striking out eight and walking two while mixing his fastball, curve and changeup.

MARINERS 2, RAYS 1: Felix Hernandez was in vintage form, allowing one run in eight innings, and run-scoring singles from Denard Span and Dee Gordon gave Seattle a comeback win to complete a three-game sweep of visiting Tampa Bay.

PADRES 6, REDS 3: Hunter Renfroe's pinch-hit, goahead grand slam in the fifth inning lifted Tyson Ross and San Diego to a win over visiting Cincinnati.

TWINS 7, INDIANS 5: Eddie Rosario hit his third homer of the game, launching a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth to lift Minnesota past Cleveland.

GIANTS 6, PHILLIES 1: Dereck Rodriguez earned his first big league win, giving up a home run to Jake Arrieta but outpitching the Philadelphia ace to lead host San Francisco to a three-game sweep.

BRAVES 4, NATIONALS 2: Pinch hitter Charlie Culberson had a game-ending, two-run homer to lift Atlanta to a win. CUBS 2, METS 0: Jon Lester dominated for seven innings, and Javier Baez stole home to break a scoreless tie as Chicago blanked host New York, winning for the seventh time in eight games.

DODGERS 10, ROCKIES 7: Max Muncy homered twice, Yasmani Grandal also went deep in a three-run ninth inning, and Los Angeles rallied from five down in Denver, sweeping the three-game series.

ANGELS 3, RANGERS 1: Tyler Skaggs pitched six scoreless innings of four-hit ball, and Justin Upton homered in Los Angeles’ home victory.

ATHLETICS 5, ROYALS 1: Matt Olson hit a three-run homer in the eighth as Oakland defeated visiting Kansas City to win the series 2-1.

BLUE JAYS 8, TIGERS 4: Justin Smoak's sixth-inning homer broke a scoreless tie, and Toronto ended its five-game losing streak with a victory at Detroit.

WHITE SOX 6, BREWERS 1: Daniel Palka and Adam Engel hit back-to-back homers in a three-run sixth inning as Chicago beat visiting Milwaukee.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, MARLINS 1: Matt Koch allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings as host Arizona completed a three-game sweep of Miami.