Junior Caminero recorded his first career three-homer performance and the Tampa Bay Rays carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning of a 13-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Ian Seymour (4-1) struck out seven batters and walked one over 6 2/3 innings in relief of opener Casey Legumina, who worked the first 1 1/3 frames. Craig Kimbrel gave up a two-run homer to Carter Jensen with one out in the ninth inning to break up the no-hit bid.
Caminero homered in the first, fifth and eighth innings, finishing with six RBIs as the Rays pounded out 15 hits and gained a split in the four-game series. Seth Lugo (3-5) gave up seven runs on seven hits in five innings of work for Kansas City.
Jonathan Aranda had three hits and two runs for Tampa Bay, which still has just one official no-hitter in franchise history, recorded by Matt Garza in a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on July 26, 2010.
Phillies 10, Nationals 5
Bryce Harper’s tiebreaking two-run homer ignited a five-run ninth inning as visiting Philadelphia erupted late once again to defeat Washington.
For the third straight day, the Phillies prevailed against Washington with their backs against the wall. J.T. Realmuto added an RBI double before Derek Hill punctuated the rally with a two-run shot into the left field seats. Orion Kerkering (5-0) worked a scoreless eighth to get the win in relief of Cristopher Sanchez, who allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings.
Curtis Mead homered and Jacob Young drove in two runs for the Nationals.
Pirates 5, Mariners 1
Henry Davis and Brandon Lowe each homered and finished with two hits and two RBIs, helping host Pittsburgh prevail over Seattle.
The Pirates’ clutch hits backed up a strong start from Bubba Chandler (3-7), who gave up one run on five hits with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Pirates relievers combined to pitch 3 2/3 scoreless innings.
Mariners starter Bryce Miller (3-2) struck out 11 and did not issue a walk but allowed three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings. J.P. Crawford drove in the Mariners’ lone run.
Athletics 9, Giants 6
Jonah Heim tied the game with a single, Lawrence Butler produced the go-ahead run with a hit and Max Muncy delivered two insurance runs with a single as the visiting Athletics plated four runs in the ninth inning to overtake San Francisco, avoiding a three-game sweep.
The A’s scored the game’s final seven runs after a bases-clearing triple by Jung Hoo Lee and a two-run homer by Victor Bericoto converted a one-run Giants deficit into a 6-2 lead in the sixth. A two-run single by Shea Langeliers in the seventh and an RBI single by Jeff McNeil in the eighth got the A’s back within 6-5.
Henry Bolte ignited the rally with an infield single off Giants right-hander Caleb Kilian (2-4). Geoff Hartlieb (1-0), who hadn’t factored into a major league decision since 2020 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, was credited with the win after tossing two scoreless relief innings.
Astros 2, Tigers 1
Tatsuya Imai threw six shutout innings to help Houston edge host Detroit in the opener of their four-game series.
Imai (5-3) allowed two hits, struck out 10 and walked one to improve to 3-0 this month. AJ Blubaugh pitched two innings of scoreless relief before Enyel De Los Santos closed the ninth, when he allowed one run, for his fifth save of the season.
Taylor Trammell homered and Jeremy Pena delivered two of the game’s 10 hits and scored a run for the Astros, who have won three in a row. Tigers starter Troy Melton (4-1) trying to win his fourth straight start, lost despite allowing just one run and one hit over six innings. He struck out six and didn’t walk a batter on 88 pitches.
Rangers 6, Blue Jays 5
Wyatt Langford hit a three-run homer, MacKenzie Gore pitched seven effective innings and Texas led 6-0 before holding off host Toronto.
Gore (5-6) allowed three runs, four hits and one walk with five strikeouts. Jacob Latz picked up his 15th save despite allowing two runs in the ninth. Jake Burger added a two-run blast and Joc Pederson also homered for the Rangers.
Kazuma Okamoto had two hits, including a two-run homer in the ninth, for the Blue Jays, who have lost three straight. Kevin Gausman (4-6) completed six innings, allowing six runs, 10 hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Red Sox 6, Yankees 3
Caleb Durbin hit a two-run home run and Connelly Early struck out nine in six innings as host Boston scored six unearned runs to beat New York, which committed four errors.
Durbin’s home run came against Yankees starter Cam Schlittler (8-4) and broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning. The Red Sox scored four times in the inning. Early (7-5) gave up two runs on five hits and walked one.
Jose Caballero hit a solo homer for New York, which had the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth, but Aroldis Chapman retired Ben Rice on a grounder back to the mound to pick up his 15th save. Schlittler recorded nine strikeouts and gave up five hits and two walks in five innings.
Cubs 4, Mets 3 (10 innings)
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s tiebreaking hit in the 10th inning allowed visiting Chicago to finish off a four-game sweep of New York.
Crow-Armstrong, who finished 2-for-5, has a 14-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in 27 consecutive games, both career highs. His double in the 10th drove in automatic runner Matt Shaw. Michael Conforto, Alex Bregman and Ian Happ all had run-scoring hits in the sixth for the Cubs, who have won six of seven.
Eric Wagaman delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer in the sixth and Jared Young went deep leading off the seventh for the Mets, who have lost six straight to fall to 8-14 this month.
