Schmidt Flirts With No-Hitter as Yankees Dominate Orioles 9-0
Clarke Schmidt pitched seven hitless innings, and the New York Yankees held the Baltimore Orioles to one hit in a 9–0 rout on Saturday. JT Brubaker gave up a single to Gary Sánchez to open the eighth for the Orioles' only hit.
Schmidt (4–3) was bidding to throw New York's first no-hitter since Domingo Germán threw the Yankees' major league–leading fourth perfect game on June 28, 2003. The Yankees had not thrown a no-hitter at home since David Cone's perfect game on July 18, 1999, against the Montreal Expos. Baltimore was nearly no-hit for the first time since August 12, 2015, in Seattle by Hisashi Iwakuma. Schmidt struck out five and issued both walks in the first inning when he threw 29 pitches. The right-hander threw first-pitch strikes to 16 of 24 hitters and exited after tying his career high of 103 pitches. Schmidt exited after throwing 21 pitches in the seventh. Brubaker allowed a two-strike single to Sánchez, and some in the crowd of 46,142 lightly booed.
Junior Caminero, Danny Jansen, and Christopher Morel each hit a solo homer, helping Ryan Pepiot and Tampa Bay beat Detroit. Taylor Walls had two RBIs for Tampa Bay, and Yandy Díaz extended his hitting streak to 12 games. Pepiot (5–6) struck out seven while pitching five innings of one-run ball. With its second straight win over AL Central–leading Detroit, Tampa Bay moved a season-best nine games over .500 at 43–34. The Rays are a major league–best 22–8 since May 20. Jahmai Jones had an RBI double for Detroit, and Jake Rogers also drove in a run. Brant Hurter (2–3) recorded two outs as the opener and was charged with four unearned runs. Caminero and Jansen connected in the fourth, giving Tampa Bay a 7–1 lead. Morel went deep in the seventh.
José Quintana pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and Milwaukee beat Minnesota. Isaac Collins had two hits and three RBIs for Milwaukee in its third consecutive win. Brice Turang had two hits and scored two runs. The Brewers improved to 6–2 in their last eight games and moved a season-high seven games over .500 at 42–35. The Twins had four hits in their eighth loss in nine games. They lost 17–6 in the series opener on Friday. The game was played under an excessive heat warning. The feels-like temperature reached 105 degrees with little breeze. Quintana (5–2) struck out four and walked one. Grant Anderson pitched an inning before Aaron Ashby finished the shutout for the Brewers. Twins right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson (2–4) allowed four runs, three earned, and four hits in six innings.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette homered, helping José Berríos and Toronto beat the lowly Chicago White Sox. Berríos surrendered an unearned run and two hits in a season-high 7 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked three in his first win since May 29. The last-place White Sox finished with two hits in their ninth loss in 10 games. They dropped to 8–32 on the road this year. Davis Schneider had two hits and three RBIs as Toronto bounced back nicely from Friday's 7–1 loss in the series opener. The crowd of 41,488 rose for a standing ovation when Berríos (3–3) exited after walking Ryan Noda. The lengthy start was a welcome one for a Toronto bullpen that used six relievers to cover seven innings Friday. Ahead 1–0 on Bichette's game-opening homer, Toronto used five singles to add three more runs in the second inning. George Springer scored on a throwing error by right fielder Austin Slater, and Nathan Lukes and Schneider each had run-scoring hits.
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