Brewers’ Burnes, Hader combine to no-hit Indians

CLEVELAND >> Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes combined with reliever Josh Hader to pitch baseball’s record ninth no-hitter this season, breaking a mark set when pitchers began throwing overhand in 1884 as the Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Saturday night.

Burnes (10-4) struck out 14 with 115 pitches over eight innings, taking a perfect game into the seventh while overpowering the Indians, who were no-hit for the third time in 2021. This time is was by Burnes — who has become a Cy Young contender as the Brewers run away with the NL Central — and Hader, one of the game’s top closers.

YANKEES 8, METS 7 >> Aaron Judge tied it with his second homer of the game in the eighth inning, Mets infielder Javier Báez gave away the lead with an error a few at-bats later and the Yankees beat their crosstown rival at Citi Field following a stirring ceremony on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

BLUE JAYS 11, ORIOLES 10, 1ST GAME; BLUE JAYS 11, ORIOLES 2, 2ND GAME >> Bo Bichette and Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run homers in an 11-run seventh and Toronto beat Baltimore to complete a doubleheader sweep.

RAYS 7, TIGERS 2 >> Joey Wendle tripled and homered, 30-year-old Dietrich Enns won for the first time in the major leagues and Tampa Bay beat Detroit.

PHILLIES 6, ROCKIES 1 >> Zack Wheeler steadied the slumping Phillies with eight strikeouts and Bryce Harper homered to lead Philadelphia past Colorado.

CARDINALS 6, REDS 4 >> Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer in the eighth and had three RBIs and Paul DeJong had a solo shot to help St. Louis beat Cincinnati.

PIRATES 10, NATIONALS 7 >> Bryan Reynolds hit his 23rd home run of the season and drove in three runs as Pittsburgh surged past Washington.

TWINS 9, ROYALS 2 >> Jorge Polanco hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Michael Pineda pitched five strong innings in his return to the rotation and the Twins beat Kansas City.

MARLINS 6, BRAVES 4 >> Bryan De La Cruz and Jesús Sánchez hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning against Richard Rodríguez, lifting Miami to a victory over Atlanta.