Washington St. QB who killed self had CTE, parents say

Tyler Hilinski, the 21-yearold quarterback at Washington State who took his own life in January, suffered from the degenerative brain condition CTE, his parents revealed Tuesday on the “Today” show.

Mark and Kym Hilinski are speaking out about mental health and their son’s death, which they reflect on in a new SI TV documentary.

In the trailer, Kym ponders whether or not football was responsible for the death of her son.

“Did football kill Tyler?’’ Kym asks. “I don’t think so. Did he get CTE from football? Probably. Was that the only thing that attributed to his death? I don’t know.”

NATE THE GREAT VS. NATS

Another attempt at a nohitter, a reliever alternating between the mound and first base, and postgame pushing and shoving.

The Tampa Bay Rays pulled off an odd one for their fifth straight victory.

Nathan Eovaldi took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before an unusual combination of relievers in the ninth completed a three-hitter as the Rays beat Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals, 1-0, Tuesday.

Eovaldi (2-3) lost his no-hit bid when Bryce Harper hit an opposite-field double off the left-field wall with two outs in the sixth.

After Diego Castillo went two innings, lefty Jose Alvarado began the ninth by walking Harper before moving to first base when Chaz Roe relieved him. Roe struck out Anthony Rendon before Alvarado returned to the mound and gave up singles to lefties Juan Soto and Daniel Murphy that loaded the bases.

Sergio Romo replaced Alvarado and got his sixth save by getting Trea Turner to fly out and Michael A. Taylor to strike out.

There was a brief scrum near the mound after Taylor struck out when Romo exchanged words with the Washington outfielder, who had stolen second in the Nats’ 11-2 over Tampa Bay on June 6.