Giolito nohits Pirates, fans 13
White Sox starter Lucas Giolito tossed the season’s first nohitter in a 40 win in Chicago. See story,
Lucas Giolito pitched the first nohitter of the pandemicdelayed season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the host Chicago White Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates 40 Tuesday night.
With the seats at Guaranteed Rate Field empty, the hollers of his teammates echoed around the ballpark after right fielder Adam Engel extended to catch Erik Gonzalez’s slicing drive toward the line for the last out.
“I’ve been working for this type of game for a while now and it’s really cool that we got it done,” Giolito said.
An AllStar last year, the 26yearold righthander (32) matched his career high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Detroit.
Only a fourpitch walk to Gonzalez leading off the fourth inning got in Giolito’s way of perfection. He threw 101 pitches and made quick work of the Pirates; Pittsburgh came into the game batting .229 this season and has the worst record (718) in the majors. Giolito said his approach did not waver. “Just staying with the same, like, mental routine for every single pitch. One pitch at a time. Full focus, full execution, straight through the target,” he said.
Angels, Astros split: Brian Goodwin drove in three runs as visiting Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing streak with a 12-5 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader created by the approach of Hurricane Laura. Houston used a five-run first to win the opener 6-3. Wednesday’s game was postponed until next month because of the hurricane, expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast on Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
Marlins sweep Mets: Brian Anderson laced a two-run double in the fourth inning and three pitchers combined on a four-hitter as Miami won 3-0 to complete a doubleheader sweep of New York at Citi Field. In the opener, Miguel Rojas’ two-run single capped a three-run second inning for Miami and four pitchers combined on an eight-hitter in a 4-0 win.
Mariners 8, Padres 3: J.P. Crawford homered, doubled and drove in three runs for visiting Seattle, which snapped San Diego’s seven-game winning streak.
Phillies 8, Nationals 3: J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer, and Jake Arrieta pitched five strong innings before a rain delay of more than an hour ended his night for visiting Philadelphia.
Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 7: Rafael Devers hit a three-run triple to highlight visiting Boston’s six-run outburst in the sixth inning.
Rays 4, Orioles 2: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Tyler Glasnow struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings for Tampa Bay.
Tigers 7, Cubs 1: Jonathan Schoop hit a grand slam in a five-run sixth inning for host Detroit.
Indians 4, Twins 2: Shane Bieber corrected some unusual early control issues to strike out 10 and Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer to lead host Cleveland over Minnesota.
Brewers 3, Reds 2: Brandon Woodruff pitched six strong innings, and Orlando Arcia snapped a 2-for-21 stretch with a goahead base hit in the fourth inning for host Milwaukee.
Royals 5, Cardinals 4: Ryan McBroom had two hits and drove in the winning run with a single in the eighth inning, and Ryan O’Hearn added a solo home run for visiting Kansas City.
Yankees at Braves, postponed: The rainout will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday starting at 1:10 p.m. PDT.
Briefly: Cleveland starter Mike Clevinger will pitch Wednesday against Minnesota for the first time since breaking team rules and MLB’s COVID-19 protocols and being demoted for 10 days . ... Baltimore put left-hander Wade LeBlanc on the 60-day injured list with a season-ending elbow problem.