Nearly a no-no
Colorado Rockies pitcher German Marquez (above) took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night before yielding a leadoff single to Ka’ai Tom. Marquez, who allowed only two other batters to reach base, finished a complete-game one-hitter in the Rockies’ 8-0 victory.
DENVER — German Marquez came within three outs of what would have been a record-tying eighth no-hitter this season before allowing Ka’ai Tom’s single leading off the ninth inning in the Colorado Rockies’ 8-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
The 26-year-old Venezuelan right-hander faced one batter over the minimum.
Tom reached when he lined an 0-1 knuckle-curve into right field. Michael Perez then grounded into a double play and Adam Frazier grounded out
Before that, Jacob Stallings was hit in the left ribs by a knuckle-curve with a 1-2 count and one out in the second inning, and Phillip Evans checked his swing and walked on a 3-2 slider that went low and outside with one out in the fifth. Kevin Newman then grounded into an inning-ending double play.
Adam Frazier led the game off with a liner that first baseman Joshua Fuentes caught with a dive.
Ke’Bryan Hayes led off the top of the seventh with a slow-rolling comebacker that shortstop Trevor Story scooped up on the run to get him at first by a step.
Story then made a leaping catch on Stallings’ liner starting the eighth.
Marquez (7-6) struck out five and walked one, throwing 65 of 92 pitches for strikes in his fourth com- plete game and second shutout in 123 starts. He has allowed one earned run or fewer in eight of his last 10 starts and was coming off a June 23 outing at Seattle in which he retired his first 17 batters.
There have been seven no-hitters this season. The only season with eight was in 1884, the first year pitchers were allowed to throw overhand.
METS 4, BRAVES 3 James McCann (Arkansas Razorbacks) hit a tying three-run homer off Charlie Morton in the four-run seventh inning and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves.
PHILLIES 4, MARLINS 3 Vince Velasquez tossed a two-hitter over seven innings, Rhys Hoskins hit a solo homer and the Philadelphia Phillies held against the Miami Marlins.
CARDINALS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2 Carlos Martinez ended a seven-start winless streak, Nolan Arenado broke a fifth-inning tie with a tworun homer, and St. Louis beat Arizona for its first consecutive wins in two weeks.
PADRES 5, REDS 4 Tommy Pham homered, San Diego relievers pitched four scoreless innings and the Padres outlasted the Reds for their 10th victory in 11 games.
BREWERS 2, CUBS 1 Brandon Woodruff pitched another gem and the Milwaukee Brewers made the most of their two hits, hanging on to edge the Chicago Cub for their season-high seventh consecutive victory.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RED SOX 7, ROYALS 6 J.D. Martinez drove in four runs, including two on a go-ahead double in the sixth inning, and the Boston Red Sox outlasted the slumping Kansas City Royals.
YANKEES 11, ANGELS 5 Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez powered a long-awaited onslaught from New York’s star-studded lineup, helping the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels.
BLUE JAYS 9, MARINERS 3 Marcus Semien homered and drove in five runs, Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners.
WHITE SOX 7, TWINS 6 Gavin Sheets had two hits and two RBI in his major-league debut, helping Chicago beat Minnesota.
RANGERS 5, ATHLETICS 4 Joey Gallo homered twice, putting Texas ahead with his sixth-inning drive, as the Rangers beat the struggling Oakland Athletics.
ORIOLES 13, ASTROS 3 Cedric Mullins homered among his four hits as Baltimore broke open the game late against Houston.
INTERLEAGUE
NATIONALS 4, RAYS 3 Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning with his 12th home run in 10 games, and Washington beat Tampa Bay.