Cease loses no-hit bid in ninth inning

CHICAGO — Dylan Cease came within one out of his first career no-hitter, and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Minnesota Twins 13-0 on Saturday night.

Cease got a huge ovation when came out to start the ninth. With fans on their feet, he struck out Caleb Hamilton swinging on a 1-2 slider and retired Gilberto Celestino on a fly to center.

Luis Arraez then dumped a line-drive single into right-center on a 1-1 pitch, ending Cease’s bid for a no-hitter.

After a meeting on the mound, Cease struck out Kyle Garlick to finish his first career nine-inning complete game. Cease had seven strikeouts. He threw 103 pitches, 68 for strikes.

Rays 2, Yankees 1: Corey Kluber limited the Yankees to a pair of singles over seven shutout innings and host Tampa Bay withstood Aaron Judge’s 52nd home run to edge New York and cut the deficit in the AL East to four games. .

Cardinals 8, Cubs 4: Paul Goldschmidt hit his

34th homer, and host St. Louis beat Chicago for its third straight victory.

Braves 2, Marlins 1: Robbie Grossman drew a tie-breaking bases-loaded walk against Steven Okert in the ninth inning to give Atlanta a win at home.

Mariners 4, Guardians 0: Robbie Ray pitched six solid innings as visiting Seattle won its sixth straight game. The Guardians lost their four in a row and have been shut out in three of them.

Orioles 8, Athletics 1: Ryan Mountcastle hit two of Baltimore’s five homers and drove in four runs, and the Orioles went on to win at Camden Yards.

Giants 5, Phillies 4: Joc Pederson drove in three runs, drawing a bases-loaded walk that broke a sixthinning tie and sending host San Francisco over Philadelphia.

Blue Jays 4, Pirates 1: Bo Bichette hit a tie-breaking three-run double in the seventh inning to lift Toronto to a win at Pittsburgh. The Blue Jays won for the fourth time in five games and maintained their lead for the third and final wild card in the American League.

Red Sox 5, Rangers 3: Brayan Bello pitched six scoreless innings in his first major league win and John Schreiber escaped a jam in the ninth, helping Boston beat Texas at Fenway Park.

Royals 12, Tigers 2: Kyle Isbel hit his first grand slam, Bobby Witt Jr. added a three-run home run and visiting Kansas City routed Detroit Tigers. Nate Eaton had four hits and drove in two runs.

Nationals 7, Mets 1: New York ace Max Scherzer exited with left side fatigue after five sharp innings and the Mets lost at home.