CLEVINGER CARRIES NO-HITTER INTO 7TH FOR INDIANS IN 3-0 WIN
houston » Mike Clevinger pitched nohit ball into the seventh inning and Andrew Miller and Cody Allen completed the three-hitter to give the Indians a 3-0 victory over the Astros on Saturday.
Clevinger (2-1) yielded two hits and struck out a career-high eight in seven-plus innings, the longest outing of his career.
Houston didn’t get its first hit until Jose Altuve’s sharp grounder down the left field line for a single with no outs in the seventh inning. Clevinger was lifted after Evan Gattis singled with no outs in the eighth. Miller struck out two in the eighth and Allen allowed one hit in the ninth to convert his 12th save in as many opportunities and give him 21 straight dating to Aug. 18.
SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Ivan Nova pitched into the eighth inning for his first win in May, leading the Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Phillies.
Nova (4-3) allowed three runs and nine hits in 7L innings for first victory in four starts since April 29. … Chad Pinder hit a monster home run and Khris Davis and Mark Canha also connected in the fifth inning, and the Athletics cleared the fences four times in all to beat the Red Sox 8-3 for their third straight win. Jed Lowrie had a solo shot in the sixth for Oakland. A’s manager Bobmelvin didn’t see any of them in person after being ejected in the second inning. … Corey Dickerson homered twice and the Rays
won their season-high fourth in a row, beating the Yankees 9-5 in a game that included three hit batters, three ejections and one animated argument. Yankees manager Joe Girardi used his hands to cover the plate with dirt after being tossed by umpire Scott Barry in the fifth inning. That came right after pitching coach Larry Rothschild was ejected by Barry during a mound visit. … Rio Ruiz, Matt Kemp and Tyler Flowers hit home runs and the Braves again relied on their bullpen for a 5-2 victory overmax Scherzer andwashington, the Nationals’
fourth straight loss. After Bartolo Colon allowed two runs, one earned, in 4L innings, five relievers combined for 4M hitless innings. Ian Krol (1-1) recorded the final two outs in the fifth. Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his eighth save. … The Twins postponed their game against the Royals because of rain, prompting a doubleheader to finish the series. … The game between the Brewers and the Cubs afternoon was rained out. The game will be made up at 1:20 p.m. local time on July 6. … Welington Castillo hit a go-ahead home run for the second consecutive game to lead the Orioles past the Blue Jays 7-5 at sold out Camden Yards. Jose Bautista had given Toronto a 5-4 lead with a three-run homer off winning pitchermychal Givens (5-0) in the seventh. … Alex Avila, Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, and the Tigers beat Texas 9-3, ending the Rangers’ 10game winning streak. Nicholas Castellanos added a three-run homer in the third, and Justin Verlander (4-3) pitched seven solid innings for the Tigers. A.J. Griffin (4-1) allowed nine runs and nine hits in 3L innings. … Jose Reyes had three instrumental hits, including the 2,000th of his career, and Terry Collins made the right moves on a milestone night as the Mets held off the Angels 7-5. New York gave up three runs in a nervous ninth inning before fill-in closer Addison Reed struck out pinch-hitter Danny Espinosa on a full-count fastball with the bases loaded. The Associated Press