NEW YORK — Michael Pineda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the New York Yankees held on for a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins Wednesday. Pineda pitched 6-2/3 innings and lost his bid at being involved in New York's 12th no-hitter when Christian Yelich opened the seventh by hitting a first-pitch fastball into the Yankees' bullpen.
That was Pineda's 95th pitch and he threw five more before exiting to a standing ovation from the crowd of 43,048.
Cubs 17, Indians 0
Kyle Schwarber went 4-for-5 in his first Major League start, leading Chicago in a 17-0 blowout of Cleveland. The Cubs exploded for 10 runs in the first three innings, and every Chicago player wound up with at least one hit in the team's 18-hit attack.
A's 16, Padres 2 Billy Butler went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer, Jesse Chavez gave up one run over seven innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts as Oakland crushed San Diego 16-2.
The A's amassed a season-high 20 hits and set a new high for runs, surpassing the 12 they scored against the Seattle Mariners on April 10.
Mariners 2, Giants 0 Mariners starter Felix Hernandez outdueled the Giants' Madison Bumgarner in a battle of two of the top pitchers in the game, leading Seattle to a 2-0 win over San Francisco.
Hernandez threw eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits, before left-hander Charlie Furbush and new closer Carson Smith finished off the win.
Rays 5, Nationals 0 Steven Souza Jr. had three hits, including a home run against his former team, and four pitchers combined to allow just two hits as Tampa Bay beat Washington 5-0. The first-place Rays have won five of their last six while the second-place Nationals have lost seven of their last 11 and are 6-10 this month.
Astros 8, Rockies 4 The Houston Astros clubbed four home runs as they beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4. It was the 26th multi-homer game of the season for the Astros, and they are a franchise-record 26-0 in such contests.
The previous record was a 22-game streak in 1994.
Diamondbacks 3, Angels 2 Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt had two hits including his 19th home run and right-hander Chase Anderson won his third straight decision in the Diamondbacks' 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Goldschmidt homered in the first inning and Anderson (3-1) did not allow a hit until the fifth while giving up two runs.
Twins 3, Cardinals 1 Minnesota got seven strong innings from left-hander Tommy Milone in a 3-1 win over St. Louis at Target Field. Milone (3-1) pitched seven innings, giving up one run and five hits, walking none and striking out five for his first victory since April 16.
Orioles 6, Phillies 4 Chris Parmelee homered for the third time in two games as Baltimore beat Philadelphia 6-4. Travis Snider also homered for Baltimore, who beat the Phillies for the third day in a row and won for the 11th time in 13 games in all.
Blue Jays 8, Mets 0 Kevin Pillar had a home run among his three hits and two RBIs and Danny Valencia added a three-run blast as Toronto defeated New York 8-0.
Drew Hutchison allowed four hits, one walk and no runs while striking out five in 5-2/3 innings to pick up the win and snap the Mets' three-game winning streak.
Elsewhere it was: Braves 5, Red Sox 2; Reds 8, Tigers 4 (13 innings); Pirates 3, White Sox 2; Royals 10, Brewers 2; Rangers 5, Dodgers 3. — Reuters
