The Mercury News

Odorizzi takes no-hit bid into 8th, beats Yankees

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Jake Odorizzi’s no-hit bid was broken up when Greg Bird hit a run-scoring double with one out in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees 3-1 Wednesday night to take two of three from New York in Minneapoli­s.

The Yankees’ lead over Oakland for the AL’s top wild card was cut to one game as they completed a 4-5 trip.

Odorizzi (6-10), his arm slot fluctuatin­g, walked Like Voit before Bird lined the next pitch deep into the left-center gap. Odorizzi was removed from the game by Twins manager Paul Molitor and tipped his cap to the crowd as he walked off the field to a standing ovation. RED SOX 1, BLUE JAYS 0 >> The Red Sox reached 100 wins for the first time since Ted Williams returned from World War II in the 1946 season. David Price (15-6) won his sixth straight decision, allowing three hits. DODGERS 8, REDS 1 >> Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner drove in three runs each, and visiting Los Angeles beat Cincinnati to avoid a season sweep by the last-place Reds. The Dodgers had been 0-6 against the Reds.

NATIONALS 5, PHILLIES 1 >> Stephen Strasburg threw seven impressive innings, Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman and Juan Soto homered, and visiting Washington completed a three-game sweep. Even Cy Young Award contender Aaron Nola (16-5) couldn’t end Philadelph­ia’s skid.

RAYS 3, INDIANS 1 >> Blake Snell (19-5) took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and got his major league-leading 19th win, leading host Tampa Bay. YANKEES UNDER THRESHOLD >> The Yankees are set to achieve their goal of coming under baseball’s luxury tax threshold for the first time since the penalty started in 2003. Boston and Washington remain the only teams on track to pay the tax his year.

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