
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Blake Snell took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 11-0 on Monday night.
Wilson Ramos homered twice and rookie Jake Bauers had four hits in the Rays’ fourth straight win.
Snell (10-4) walked Trea Turner and Bryce Harper to open the game before retiring 18 straight, striking out five straight at one point. Anthony Rendon doubled leading off the seventh for the first of Washington’s two hits.
Kiermaier’s first home run of the season came during a six-run second inning against Gio Gonzalez (6-5).
Yankees 4, Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jonathan Loaisiga took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Aaron Judge ripped his 20th homer and the Yankees snapped a three-game losing streak.
Loaisiga (2-0) didn’t allow a hit until Jorge Alfaro lined a single to right leading off the sixth. He struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings in his third start after jumping from Double-A to the majors.
Philadelphia’s Vince Velasquez (5-8) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings.
Aroldis Chapman got four outs for his 23rd save in 24 tries.
Braves 5, Reds 4
ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies homered in the 11th inning off Dylan Floro (0-1), and Atlanta snapped Cincinnati’s seven-game winning streak.
Albies knocked Floro’s first pitch, a change-up, into the right-field seats. Albies doubled twice and scored two runs before hitting Atlanta’s fifth game-ending homer this season.
The NL East-leading Braves have won eight of 12. They improved to 2-8 in extra innings.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenta Maeda pitched seven scoreless innings and Enrique Hernandez homered for the third time in two games for Los Angeles.
Maeda (5-4) struck out nine and allowed three singles, helping the Dodgers improved to 16-5 in June. Kenley Jansen gave up deep a sacrifice fly to Javier Baez in the ninth inning before closing out the Cubs for his 20th save.
Cardinals 4, Indians 0
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Spot starter John Gant (2-2) pitched one-hit ball over a career-high seven innings and Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run double for St. Louis
It was the third consecutive win for the Cardinals and the 10,000th regular season victory for the franchise. St. Louis joined the Braves, Cubs, Giants, Pirates and Dodgers among NL teams to reach the milestone.
A’s 5, Tigers 4
DETROIT (AP) — Jed Lowrie hit a tie-breaking solo homer in the top of the ninth inning to lift Oakland over Detroit on a historic day for Edwin Jackson.
Jackson allowed a run and six hits in six innings in his first appearance for the A’s, tying a record by playing for his 13th major league team. Called up from Triple-A, the 34-year-old righty matched the mark for most clubs set by former reliever Octavio Dotel.
Blue Jays 6, Astros 3
HOUSTON (AP) — Toronto’s Curtis Granderson homered in consecutive atbats against Justin Verlander, and Randal Grichuk added a two-run shot and a huge defensive play.
Granderson’s leadoff shot in the fifth tied it at 3. He connected again with two out in the seventh, belting an opposite-field drive off Verlander (9-3).
Grichuk’s soaring home run came against Will Harris and made it 6-3 with two out in the eighth.
Rangers 7, Padres 4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo extended his career-best on-base streak to 38 games with three hits, including the tie-breaking RBI single in Texas’ strange five-run outburst.
Robinson Chirinos had two hits and two RBIs for Texas, which has won eight of its last nine games. Tony Barnette (2-0) got the win, and Keone Kela worked the ninth for his 19th save in 19 chances.
Mariners 5, Orioles 3
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dee Gordon’s slick seventh-inning bunt was the lone hit in a two-run uprising that put Seattle ahead for good, and the Mariners beat the Orioles for just their second win in eight games.
Marlins 9, D-Backs 5
MIAMI (AP) — Brian Anderson and Cameron Maybin each drove in two runs, helping Miami spoil Shelby Miller’s return to the mound after missing over a year for Tommy John surgery.
Pirates 6, Mets 4
NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, Gregory Polanco also went deep and the Pirates took advantage of some dreadful defense by the Mets to snap a five-game losing streak.
In a series opener between tumbling teams, Pittsburgh built a five-run lead and held on to hand the Mets their seventh straight defeat before a mostly quiet crowd of 22,135. New York is 6-24 in its last 30 games.
Royals 2, Angels 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brad Keller pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, helping the Royals beat the Angels in the makeup of a game that was frozen out in April.
Keller (2-2) struck out six and walked two.
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