Freeland loses no-hit bid in ninth

DENVER — With a Coors Field crowd of 36,541 fans hanging on Rockies rookie Kyle Freeland’s every pitch Sunday afternoon, White Sox veteran Melky Cabrera spoiled the moment.

Cabrera singled to left field to break up Freeland’s bid for a no-hitter with one out in the ninth inning. When he reached base, Cabrera turned and applauded, and the crowd roared as Freeland walked off the field after becoming the Rockies pitcher with the longest no-hit bid at Coors Field. Jordan Lyles retired the final two batters in the Rockies’ 10-0 victory.

Jon Lester surrendered 10 runs in the first inning of the shortest start of his 12-year career, and the Cubs stumbled to a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in Chicago. Chicago (43-45) heads into the break with a losing record for the first time since it was 40-54 in 2014. Carlos Correa homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs, Jose Altuve got three more hits and the Astros romped into the break, battering the Toronto Blue Jays. The runaway leaders in the AL West became just the fifth team in the last 40 years to reach 60 wins before the All-Star Game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. They joined the 1998 Yankees, 2001 Mariners, 2003 Braves and this year’s Los Angeles Dodgers, who got there Saturday.

Tampa Bay Rays prospect Brent Honeywell, the only pitcher to throw more than one inning, struck out four in two scoreless innings to help a well-balanced United States side past the World team at Marlins Park in Miami. Honeywell was the first of 10 pitchers for the United States, and the group combined for 11 strikeouts. The first one came on the only screwball Honeywell threw — to Alex Verdugo of the Dodgers.