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MLB: S.F.’s Moore loses no-no in win
Giants lefty Matt Moore lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning on a soft, clean single by Corey Seager, but San Francisco held on to beat the Dodgers 4-0 Thursday night in Los Angeles.
The no-hitter ended on the 133rd and final pitch by Moore, who missed most of the past two seasons after Tommy John surgery. It was Moore’s first win for the Giants since they got him in a trade with the Rays on Aug. 1.
Cole Hamels allowed only two singles over eight innings, Carlos Gomez hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat with Texas and the AL-best Rangers beat the Indians 9-0 in Arlington, Texas.
The Dodgers swapped catchers with Philadelphia, getting Carlos Ruiz and trading A.J. Ellis to the Phillies. The Dodgers also got cash while giving up minor league pitcher Tommy Bergjans and a player to be named or cash.
GOLF: Tie for lead in Denmark
Tom Lewis flirted with the first 59 in Eu- ropean Tour history, but shot a 9-under 62 to share the Made In Denmark lead with Thomas Pieters in Farso, Denmark. Lydia Ko shot a 5-under-67 at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open in Priddis, Alberta. It left her a stroke behind leader Stephanie Meadow at Priddis Greens.
NCAA: Texas extends Smart’s deal
Texas gave men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart a contract extension and raise. Texas (23-10) lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
LLWS: Tenn. slams into U.S. final
Zach McWilliams hit a grand slam, RJ Moore struck out five in two relief innings and Goodlettsville, Tenn., beat Bowling Green, Ky., 8-4 on Thursday in South Williamsport, Pa. for a spot in the U.S. championship game of the Little League World Series. Tennessee plays Endwell, N.Y., at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Seum Kwon had two homers and three RBIs and South Korea beat Mexico 7-0 to advance to the international championship title versus Panama on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.