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.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ROCKIES 8, PIRATES 0

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 complete 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.

(AP/David Zalubowski)