Jose Abreu added a two-run homer for Houston, which had lost three of its previous four games. The Astros overcame a 7-5 deficit in the eighth. Altuve’s drive off Giovanny Gallegos (1-4) put the Astros ahead 8-7. Seth Martinez (2-3) picked...
It's the third no-hit bid in the MLB this season that was lost with two outs in the ninth inning. TheAtlanta Bravesfell short of a combined no-hitter in a win over theNew York Metson May 11, and theHouston Astros'Framber Valdezlost his no-hitter on a two-out home run byTexas...
The man of whom Runnells spoke is the first Nicaraguan to reach the Major Leagues and one of the greatest Latino pitchers in baseball history. As MLB celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, we look back on the illustrious career of Dennis Martinez. If there’s one phrase that captures Martinez’s...
No opposing player reaches base for any reason in a Perfect Game. 5 Can a pitcher hit a batter in a No-hitter? Yes, a batter can be hit by a pitch in a No-hitter but not in a Perfect Game. 5 Are No-hitters and Perfect Games exclusive to MLB? No, they can occur in any baseb...
White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle was a frontline starting pitcher for 15 of the 16 years he pitched in the Majors, posting double-digit victories and at least 30 starts each season from 2001 to 2015. He came up 1 1/3 innings short in 2015 of producing
In that first and only year of college baseball, he played so well (.390 B.A., 16 HRs. and 52 RBI in 48 games) as to warrant being picked in the first round of the 1978 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. He was with the Tigers for 9 years and was a key figure in attaining a...
On May 18, 2004, Randy Johnson, who was a member of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Arizona Diamondbacks at the time, pitched a perfect game against the Atlanta Braves. The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia in front of a crowd of 23,381 people. Johnson, who was 40...
the first of three spectacular defensive plays by the Dodgers’ infield to keep Kershaw’s perfect game intact. Will Smith went 4 for 4 with a walk, while Hanser Alberto had a two-run triple in the fifth inning as the Dodgers rolled toward the All-Star break with 13 wins in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched perfectly into the seventh inning a night after teammate Jameson Taillon lost his bid in the eighth, Aaron Judge homered and had four hits on his bobblehead night, and the New York Yankees thumped the Detroit Tigers 1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)-Domingo Germán of the New York Yankees pitched the 24th perfect game in major league history Wednesday night, retiring every Oakland batter in an 11-0 victory over the Athletics. It was the first perfect game since Seattle Mariners ace Félix Hernández threw one against...