Jays’ Sanchez loses no-no in 8th; Grandy homers
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Aaron Sanchez lost his no-hit bid when Baltimore’s Tim Beckham led off the eighth inning with a sharp grounder through the legs of third baseman Josh Donaldson, and Curtis Granderson hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth to carry the Toronto Blue Jays over the Orioles 2-1 on Tuesday night. Seeking to throw the second no-hitter in Blue Jays history, Sanchez walked four and hit a batter before it all came apart.
l Ivan Nova pitched seven solid innings, Francisco Cervelli hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates ruined the Chicago Cubs’ home opener with an 8-5 victory. Not even the presence of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the 98-year-old chaplain of the Loyola basketball team, could help.
l Stephen Strasburg threw eight scoreless innings, Ryan Zimmerman had a two-run triple and the host Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1.
CHIVAS BOUNCES BULLS
Chivas of Guadalajara advanced to the CONCACAF Champions League final, playing to a 0-0 tie at the New York Red Bulls on for a 1-0 aggregate victory. The Red Bulls had a 20-1 advantage in shots. Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and set an NBA rookie record for 3-pointers (186), Derrick Favors added 16 points and nine rebounds, and the host Utah Jazz
MITCHELL’S ROOK MARK
cruised to a 119-79 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
l JJ Redick scored 28 points and the surging Philadelphia 76ers set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory, holding off the host Atlanta Hawks 121-113.
FBI TABS 2 MORE SCHOOLS
Kansas and North Carolina State are the latest schools to be swept up in a bribery scandal involving college basketball. A rewritten indictment alleges that an Adidas representative, who no longer works for the company, arranged for payments to parents of athletes willing to commit to the schools.