Houston pitchers Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined for the majors’ first no-hitter since 2024 as the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 9-0 on Monday in Arlington, Texas.
Imai (2-2) walked four batters and struck out two over a career-high six innings. Okert worked around a leadoff walk in the seventh. Santa pitched two perfect innings in his major league debut to close out the Astros’ 18th no-hitter and fifth combined no-hitter in franchise history.
The most recent no-hitter had been authored by three Chicago Cubs pitchers against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 2-0 win on Sept. 4, 2024. The Astros registered their first no-hitter since Ronel Blanco stopped the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 on April 1, 2024. The Rangers were last no-hit by the New York Yankees’ Corey Kluber in a 2-0 loss on May 19, 2021.
Christian Walker hit a three-run homer and Yordan Alvarez added a solo shot for Houston, which won its fourth straight game. Kumar Rocker (2-5) allowed four runs on four hits over five innings as Texas lost its fourth game in a row.
Orioles 9, Rays 7 (13 innings)
Colton Cowser socked a two-run homer in the 13th inning, his second walk-off blast in as many days, as Baltimore overcame Tampa Bay to begin a three-game series.
Cedric Mullins hit a go-ahead single in the top of the 13th before Nick Fortes extended Tampa Bay’s lead to 7-5 with a sacrifice fly. Then the Orioles rallied. Leody Taveras started the bottom of the 13th with a run-scoring double and Jackson Holliday’s sacrifice fly tied the score again. Cowser homered off Jesse Scholtens (5-3).
Pete Alonso and Blaze Alexander each notched three hits for the Orioles. Dietrich Enns (3-0) pitched the top of the 13th. Jonathan Aranda and Victor Mesa Jr. homered and Chandler Simpson delivered three hits for the Rays.
Brewers 5, Cardinals 1
Hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski allowed one run on two hits over seven innings and matched his career high with 12 strikeouts while leading Milwaukee past visiting St. Louis.
Misiorowski (5-2) took a no-hitter into the sixth before Pedro Pages produced a leadoff single, which led to the Cardinals’ only run. The Brewers star threw 57 pitched of at least 100 mph, the most since the major began tracking pitches in 2008. Aaron Ashby finished the game with two scoreless innings.
Milwaukee scored three runs in the first off Matthew Liberatore, capped by Christian Yelich’s two-run homer. Liberatore (2-3) allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings, striking out a career-high 10.
Pirates 2, Cubs 1
Henry Davis blasted a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning to lift host Pittsburgh to a victory over Chicago.
Davis’ fourth homer of the season, off Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1), gave the Pirates their fourth win in six games and dealt Chicago its ninth consecutive loss. It is the Cubs’ longest losing skid since dropping 10 straight from July 7-16, 2022.
Pirates pitchers limited the Cubs to just a solo home run by Michael Busch in the fifth inning. After starter Carmen Mlodzinski gave up that single run and five hits over five innings, Wilber Dotel (1-0) threw three scoreless innings for his first career win. Gregory Soto recorded his sixth save after working a scoreless ninth.
Phillies 3, Padres 0
Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh homered while Jesus Luzardo tossed six strong innings as visiting Philadelphia blanked San Diego.
Luzardo (4-4) permitted four hits in a 104-pitch effort. Three relievers finished up, with Jhoan Duran handling the ninth inning his 10th save of the year and the 100th of his career.
Griffin Canning (0-3) tossed a season-high 6 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on three hits.
White Sox 3, Twins 1
Munetaka Murakami and Drew Romo homered to back six strong innings from Anthony Kay as Chicago edged visiting Minnesota. Kay (4-1) won his third straight decision and Seranthony Dominguez worked the ninth to earn his 11th save.
Both clubs traded solo home runs in the first inning, with Brooks Lee connecting for Minnesota two batters into the game before Murakami answered in the bottom half. Romo hit a two-run shot for the White Sox in the second.
Twins starter Zebby Matthews (1-2) delivered his third quality start in as many outings this season. He permitted three runs and five hits in six innings.
Yankees 4, Royals 3
Anthony Volpe roped a two-run, go-ahead single in the ninth inning as visiting New York won for the 12th straight time over Kansas City. Tim Hill (2-2) got the victory in relief, and David Bednar earned his 12th save.
Cody Bellinger homered and J.C. Escarra went 3-for-4 for the Yankees. Starter Will Warren gave up two runs on three hits over six innings.
Lucas Erceg (3-2) blew his fourth save opportunity of the season for the Royals. Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. hit solo homers.
Reds 7, Mets 2
Spencer Steer had three RBIs and Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run fourth inning for visiting Cincinnati, which beat reeling New York.
JJ Bleday went deep and Eugenio Suarez finished 2-for-3 with two runs for the Reds, who have won four of five. Nick Lodolo (1-1) gave up one run on six hits in six innings.
Marcus Semien, batting cleanup for the first time this season, went 2-for-4 with a homer as the Mets took their sixth loss in seven games. Nolan McLean (2-4) allowed seven runs on five hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 6, Giants 2
Ketel Marte continued his torrid pace with four hits and three RBIs, Merrill Kelly threw seven sharp innings and Arizona opened a three-game series with a win at San Francisco.
Gabriel Moreno homered and scored twice for the Diamondbacks, who swept a three-game home series over the Giants last week. Corbin Carroll chipped in two of Arizona’s 11 hits as the Diamondbacks won for the eighth time in nine games.
Giants starter Landen Roupp (5-5) last five innings while yielding four runs (two earned) on seven hits.
Nationals 10, Guardians 2
Curtis Mead hit two of Washington’s six home runs and the visiting Nationals rolled past Cleveland for their third straight win.
James Wood had four hits, including a home run, for Washington. Luis Garcia Jr. amassed three hits, including a two-run homer and a two-run single. Jacob Young and CJ Abrams also went deep, and Zack Littell (4-4) allowed one run in a season-high seven innings.
Rhys Hoskins homered for the Guardians, who have lost two of three. Tanner Bibee (0-7) allowed seven runs in three innings.
Marlins 8, Blue Jays 2
Kyle Stowers, Javier Sanoja and Owen Caissie each had two hits and two RBIs as visiting Miami defeated Toronto for its season-best fourth consecutive win.
Janson Junk (3-5) allowed one run on eight hits in five innings for the Marlins. Toronto native Liam Hicks singled, walked and scored twice.
Ernie Clement homered for the Blue Jays, who have lost two straight. Trey Yesavage (2-2) yielded five runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Dodgers 5, Rockies 3
Freddie Freeman hit a go-ahead double in a four-run seventh inning and Los Angeles rallied for a victory over visiting Colorado to open a three-game series.
Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Andy Pages also recorded RBIs in the seventh as the Dodgers returned home following a 7-2 road trip. Los Angeles right-hander Emmet Sheehan gave up two runs over six innings, and Kyle Hurt (1-0) gave up a run as the bullpen’s franchise-record 38-inning scoreless streak came to an end.
Ezequiel Tovar hit a solo home run and had two RBIs for the Rockies, while Tanner Gordon threw five innings of one-run ball in his first start of the season. Willie Castro and Tovar had two hits apiece for Colorado, which lost for the sixth time in its past seven games.
Mariners 9, Athletics 2
Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone belted two-run homers during a six-run third inning, powering Seattle to a victory over the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.
Randy Arozarena went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs while J.P. Crawford belted a solo shot. The Mariners hit a season-best four homers for the fourth time. Raley and Josh Naylor had two hits apiece for the Mariners, who had lost six of their previous nine games. Nick Kurtz drew a third-inning walk to tie the Athletics’ single-season record of reaching base in 48 consecutive games.
Shea Langeliers homered for the Athletics, who lost for the third time in four games. The A’s lead the American League West despite having a .500 record one-third into the season.
–Field Level Media
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