AROUND THE HORN

Phillies: The Reds’ Tyler St e p h e n s o n h o me re d against Archie Bradley leading off the eighth inning Saturday, breaking up the Phillies’ no-hit bid and keeping the big league total at seven no-hitters this season, one shy of the record. The mark of eight no-hitters was set in 1884, the first season overhand pitching was allowed. There haven’t been more than seven no-hitters in a season since 1900. Left-hander Matt Moore shut down the Reds for six innings and was lifted after 76 pitches. Right-hander Hector Neris pitched a 1-2-3 seventh before Bradley gave up Stephenson’s homer, cutting the Phillies’ lead to 3-1. Stephenson drove a 3-1 pitch the opposite way to right field, sending it over outfielder Bryce Harper’s head and into the seats. The Cubs threw the majors’ most recent no-hitter with a combined effort June 24. The other no-hitters this year were thrown by the Padres’ Joe Musgrove (April 9), Carlos Rodón of the White Sox (April 14), Orioles’ John Means (May 5), Reds’ Wade Miley (May 7), Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull (May 18) and the Yankees’ Corey Kluber (May 19). In addition, Diamondbacks’ Madison Bumgarner pitched a seven-inning hitless game in a doubleheader on April 25 that is not recognized as a no-hitter by Major League Baseball. Most of those gems were thrown before MLB cracked down on the use of sticky foreign substances by pitchers in late June. The Reds could have gotten a hit leading off the second, but shortstop Didi Gregorius snared Joey Votto’s hardhit grounder by diving to his right and then firing to second for the force out. Moore coasted until being relieved after batting in the sixth. The Phillies have 13 no-hitters in their history. The last was thrown by Cole Hamels on July 25, 2015.

Pirates: Kevin Newman tied a major league record with four doubles — in successive innings, no less — and the Pirates rolled over the Brewers 14-4 Saturday to snap their eight-game losing streak in the first game of a doubleheader. Newman doubled in each inning from the third through the sixth in the seven-inning game. He also scored four times. “You grow up as a kid and your dream is to play in the major leagues,” said Newman, who came into the game hitting just .218. “Coming off the field, someone told me I was part of a major league record and that’s really something. It’s something you dream about. It’s an honor.” Newman’s third double drove in two to spark a six-run fifth that included Bryan Reynolds’ two-run homer. That outburst broke the game open, giving the Pirates a 12-4 lead. The only Pirates to previously hit four doubles in a game were Hall of Famer Paul Waner in 1932 and Adam Frazier in 2019. Rookie Hoy Park had three of the Pirates’ 19 hits. Ke’Bryan Hayes, Reynolds, Rodolfo Castro and Gregory Polanco added two hits each. Hayes, Jacob Stallings and Newman had two RBIs apiece. Pinchhitter Wilmer Difo and Hayes added RBIs in the big fifth. Chasen Shreve (1-0) struck out the side in the fifth. Brett Anderson (4-6) was tagged for six runs and eight hits in 3 ⅓ innings. He lost for just the second time to the Pirates in eight career decisions. “This is a guy who knows how to pitch,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said. “The second time through (the batting order), we were able to recalibrate ourselves, get some good swings and do some positive things.”