Pirates win despite no hits
PITTSBURGH — Reds starter Hunter Greene and reliever Art Warren combined to allow zero hits in a complete game, but it didn’t count as a no-hitter — or even a win — because the Pittsburgh Pirates eked out a run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 1-0 win Sunday.
This was the sixth time in big league history since 1901 that a team has won despite not getting any hits. It last happened in 2008 when Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels lost while holding the Dodgers hitless.
By Major League Baseball record-keeping rules, Cincinnati’s accomplishment isn’t an official no-hitter because its pitchers didn’t go at least nine innings. And in a season in which most everything has gone wrong for the Reds, this surely had to be the topper.
Greene, the prized Reds rookie, was pulled after a pair of one-out walks in the eighth. He threw 118 pitches, the most by any pitcher in the majors this year.
Warren walked Ben Gamel to load the bases and Ke’Bryan Hayes’ grounded into a run-scoring forceout for the only run.
ANGELS 4, ATHLETICS 1
OAKLAND — Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive game, leading Los Angeles.
A day after becoming the third Japanese-born player to reach 100 homers in the major leagues, Ohtani belted No. 101. His eighth homer this season was a 425-foot drive deep into the right-field stands off a first-inning sinker from Frankie Montas.
MARINERS 8, METS 7
NEW YORK — Rookie Julio Rodríguez hit a tying homer as part of a four-hit game, Cal Raleigh added a go-ahead, two-run drive and reliever Diego Castillo struck out Mets star
Pete Alonso with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
TIGERS 5, ORIOLES 1
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera blasted his 505th career home run, Tarik Skubal equaled his career high with 11 strikeouts, and Detroit completed its first series sweep this season.
ROYALS 8, ROCKIES 7
DENVER — Salvador Perez hit a goahead, two-run single in the ninth inning and Kansas City recovered from blowing a six-run lead
RAYS 3, BLUE JAYS 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Chapman’s throwing error allowed Tampa Bay to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning.
TWINS 3, GUARDIANS 1
MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Ryan allowed one run over six innings and was backed by solo homers from Byron
Buxton and Gio Urshela.
ASTROS 8, NATIONALS 0
WASHINGTON — Yuli Gurriel went 3-for-4 with a homer and Justin Verlander pitched five scoreless innings.
RANGERS 7, RED SOX 1
ARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis García and Kole Calhoun each hit two home runs, and Martin Perez pitched six strong innings.
PADRES 7, BRAVES 3, 11 INN.
ATLANTA — Ha-Seong Kim had a run-scoring double to give San Diego the lead in a four-run 11th inning.
YANKEES 5, WHITE SOX 1
CHICAGO — Nestor Cortes pitched a career-high eight innings and New York took advantage of Michael Kopech’s one wild stretch.
CUBS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2
PHOENIX — Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning.