Burnes, Hader pitch combined no-hitter

St. Mary’s alum 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 Milwaukee Brewers beat the Indians 3-0 on Saturday night in Cleveland.

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 a record third time in 2021. All of those came with starter Zach Plesac on the mound.

“Anyone would want to keep pitching in that situation, but if there was anyone I would want out there for the ninth, it would be Josh Hader,” Burnes said.

The right-handed Burnes was in control from the start, striking out 11 of his first 14 hitters and retiring the first 18 in order.

After walking Myles Straw to start the seventh, the 26-year-old got through the eighth thanks to a diving catch by center fielder Lorenzo Cain on Owen Miller’s liner.

“I was definitely on my horse, ready to go get that one,” Cain said. “You need a little bit of everything to go right in a no-hitter.”

Hader ended the nohitter by getting Straw to flail at a pitch in the dirt for his 31st save. The Brewers then stormed the field to share hugs and high-fives.

“To share that with Josh was obviously awesome,” Burnes said. “He was the first guy I congratulated.”

Dodgers 5, Padres 4: Mookie Betts hit a tie-breaking, threerun homer with two outs in the fifth inning. Los Angeles held off visiting San Diego to remain 21⁄2 games behind the first-place Giants in the NL West. Betts drove in four runs.

Blue Jays sweep Orioles: Bo Bichette and Alejandro Kirk hit each hit a two-run homers in an 11-run seventh and Toronto beat host Baltimore 11-2 to complete a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, George Springer hit a two-out, tworun homer in the seventh to give Toronto an 11-10 victory.

D’backs 7, Mariners 3: Daulton Varsho homered and drove in four runs and Arizona snapped a six-game losing streak to deal a blow to host Seattle’s wild-card hopes.

Angels 4, Astros 2: Luis Rengifo had a homer and three RBIs to lead L.A. to a win in Houston.

Yankees 8, Mets 7: Aaron Judge tied it with his second homer of the game in the eighth inning, then Mets infielder Javier Baez gave away the lead with an error and the Yankees beat their crosstown rival at Citi Field.

Red Sox 9, White Sox 8:

Travis Shaw hit a tie-breaking single in the 10th inning after belting a three-run homer in the third and Boston beat host Chicago.

Marlins 6, Braves 4: Bryan De La Cruz and Jesus Sanchez hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning against Richard Rodriguez, lifting Miami over host Atlanta.

Twins 9, Royals 2: Jorge Polanco hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs as the Twins won at home.

Pirates 10, Nationals 7:

Bryan Reynolds hit his 23rd home run and drove in three runs as Pittsburgh surged past visiting Washington.

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 host St. Louis beat Cincinnati.

Rays 7, Tigers 2: Joey Wendle tripled and homered, 30-yearold Dietrich Enns won for the first time in the major leagues and Tampa Bay beat host Detroit.

Phillies 6, Rockies 1: Zack Wheeler steadied the slumping Phillies with eight strikeouts and Bryce Harper homered to lead Philadelphia past visiting Colorado.