Rodon throws no-hitter
CHICAGO — Carlos Rodón threw the second no-hitter of the young baseball season Wednesday night, losing his bid for a perfect game on a hit batter with one out in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to an 8-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
The left-hander retired his first 25 batters before he plunked Roberto Pérez on the back foot with an 0-2 slider. An incredulous Rodón looked on almost in bewilderment as Pérez made his way to first.
Rodón regained his composure in time to strike out Yu Chang looking and retire Jordan Luplow on a sharp grounder to third, starting a joyous celebration. The crowd of 7,148 cheered as Rodón (2-0) jumped around with teammates near the mound and then started handing out hugs.
It was the first no-hitter for the White Sox since Lucas Giolito pitched one Aug. 25 last year against Pittsburgh and No. 20 in franchise history, second-most among major league teams behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (23).
Rodón’s gem came just five days after Joe Musgrove threw a no-hitter for his hometown Padres at Texas — the first no-no in club history. San Diego had been the only big league franchise without a no-hitter.
Working quickly in short sleeves with the top of his jersey unbuttoned on a cool Chicago night, Rodón threw 75 of his 114 pitches for strikes. The No. 3 pick in the 2014 amateur draft out of North Carolina State struck out seven in his first career shutout and second complete game.
Royals 6, Angels 1: At Kansas City, Mo., Salvador Pérez homered and doubled to cap off an impressive series.
Rangers 5, Rays 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Nate Lowe hit a solo homer and Texas rookie Kohei Arihara got his first major league victory, pitching into the sixth inning.
Red Sox 3-7, Twins 2-1: At Minneapolis, Alex Verdugo had three hits, including a two-run single in a six-run fifth inning, and Boston extended its winning streak to nine games with a doubleheader sweep.
Blue Jays 5, Yankees 4: At Dunedin, Fla., Bo
Bichette homered twice, including a game-ending drive leading off the ninth inning.
Pirates 5, Padres 1:
At Pittsburgh, Gregory Polanco homered and Pittsburgh beat Joe Musgrove in his first start since throwing the first no-hitter in franchise history.
Marlins 6, Braves 5:
At Atlanta, Jesus Aguilar drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning double and Miami overcame two homers by Ronald Acuña Jr. for its third straight win after squandering a 5-0 lead.
Mets 6, Phillies 1: At New York, David Peterson matched a career high with 10 strikeouts in six dominant innings and batterymate James McCann hit his first home run with the Mets.
Giants 3, Reds 0: At San Francisco, Johnny Cueto pitched neatly into the sixth inning before exiting with a tight lat muscle.
Nationals 6, Cardinals 0: At St. Louis, Joe Ross pitched six sharp innings and Washington threw its first regular-season shutout at Busch Stadium.