Angels' Detmers throws no-hitter
Angels rookie Reid Detmers pitched the majors' second no-hitter this season, cruising after he benefitted from a borderline error call in the seventh inning as Los Angeles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-0 Tuesday night.
The 22-year-old left hander threw a careerhigh 108 pitches in his 11th big league start, striking out two and walking one. He completed the 12th nohitter in franchise history when Yandy Diaz grounded out shortstop Andrew Velazquez to end the game.
“I just blacked out,” Detmers said. “I don't know.”
He got a crucial assist from the official scorer in the seventh.
Brett Phillips reached with one out when first baseman Jared Walsh ranged to his right and bobbled Phillips' grounder. The crowd of 39,313 at Angel Stadium cheered and Walsh clapped moments later when the videoboard showed the play was ruled an error.
DODGERS 11, PIRATES 1 >> Justin Turner hit three of the Los Angeles Dodgers' eight doubles and finished with four hits and four RBIs in a victory over Pittsburgh.
The Dodgers hadn't hit eight doubles in a game since moving to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in 1958. The franchise record is nine.
Turner's first double to deep center field capped a two-run first inning, and that was all the runs Tony Gonsolin and the Dodgers bullpen needed. The first run scored on back-to-back doubles by Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner.
Gonsolin (3-0) allowed one hit in five shutout innings and had five strikeouts while walking four. Dodgers starting pitchers are 16-3 with 1.83 ERA through 28 games this season.
BREWERS 5, REDS 4 >> Josh Hader reached 500 career strikeouts, Luis Urías hit tying home run and made a clutch catch and Milwaukee held off Cincinnati to stop the Reds' season-high, twogame winning streak.
Jace Peterson broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth with the first of his two doubles for the NL Central-leading Brewers, who ended a threegame losing streak. With the potential tying run on third base with two outs in the eighth, Urías dived to his left at shortstop to snare Kyle Farmer's liner just above the ground and end a three-run rally.
Hader worked around a leadoff walk in a hitless ninth and became only the third pitcher with saves in his first 12 appearances of a season after Lee Smith in 1994 and José Mesa in 2005.
METS 4, NATIONALS 2 >> A critter scurried through the outfield grass just before James McCann's sacrifice fly drove in the go-ahead score during a three-run sixth inning, Jeff McNeil contributed two RBIs and a key throw to the plate, and Carlos Carrasco nearly pitched into the eighth again, helping New York beat Washington.
YANKEES 6, BLUE JAYS 5 Aaron Judge hit a mammoth three-run drive in the ninth inning for his first walk-off home run in the major leagues to give New York a comeback victory over Toronto.
RED SOX 9, BRAVES 4 >> Rafael Devers hit his first career grand slam and lastplace Boston broke out for clean-shaven manager Alex Cora in a win over Atlanta that ended a five-game skid.
ASTROS 5, TWINS 0 >> Justin Verlander missed out on his fourth no-hitter by five outs but still faced the minimum through eight innings, and Houston beat Minnesota for their eighth straight win.
ORIOLES 5, CARDINALS 3 Cedric Mullins and Tyler Nevin each homered and Kyle Bradish struck out 11 over seven strong innings, leading Baltimore to a victory over St. Louis.
RANGERS 4, ROYALS 4 >> Corey Seager snapped an 0-for-16 slump with two home runs, Martin Perez pitched 6 1/3 solid innings and Texas opened a ninegame homestand with a win over Kansas City.
WHITE SOX 4, GUARDIANS 1 >> Gavin Sheets homered in his second straight game, Tim Anderson had three hits and 2 RBIs and Chicago shook off the previous night's big collapse by beating Cleveland.