Guardians rookie takes no-hitter into the ninth...

CLEVELAND -- Parker Messick took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, Jose Ramirez homered for the third time in four games and the Cleveland Guardians opened a seven-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Making his 11th major league start, Messick (3-0) faced one batter more than the minimum through eight innings before Leody Taveras led off the ninth with a grounder that just eluded diving second baseman Juan Brito and went into right field for a single. Blaze Alexander followed with a line-drive single to center before the rookie left-hander was removed to a standing ovation from the crowd of 14,748. Taylor Ward's single off closer Cade Smith loaded the bases, and Gunnar Henderson's sacrifice fly drove in Taveras. Pete Alonso hit an RBI double that put runners at second and third with one out. Smith then retired pinch-hitter Colton Cowser on a fly to center and Samuel Basallo on a grounder for his fourth save. The 25-year-old Messick walked two and equaled a career best with nine strikeouts. He was charged with two runs in eight-plus innings, his longest outing in the majors. He threw 112 pitches, 78 for strikes. The most recent no-hitter in the majors was Sept. 4, 2024, when Shota Imanaga and two Chicago Cubs relievers combined to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0 at Wrigley Field. Cleveland has the longest current gap between no-hitters. The team's last one was Len Barker's perfect game on May 15, 1981, against the Toronto Blue Jays. ANGELS 11, YANKEES 4 Mike Trout hit his fifth home run of the series and the Los Angeles Angels overcame a home run by Aaron Judge in their victory over the New York Yankees for a four-game split. Trout went 6 for 16 with 5 home runs and 9 RBI in the series. He homered in his fifth consecutive game at Yankee Stadium and became the fourth to hit five home runs in a series against the Yankees. The others were Jimmie Foxx (1933), Darrell Evans (1985) and George Bell (1990), according to MLB researcher Sarah Langs. RANGERS 9, ATHLETICS 6 Joc Pederson hit a go-ahead single in a four-run ninth inning and Texas rallied last in a victory over the Athletics to earn a split of their four-game series. Nick Kurtz blooped a three-run double that Wyatt Langford couldn't chase down in left field to give the Athletics a 6-5 lead with two outs in the eighth. RAYS 5, WHITE SOX 3 Junior Caminero homered and Tampa scored twice on bases-loaded walks in the ninth inning, rallying for a win over the Chicago White Sox. The Rays trailed by one run three times before pulling ahead against White Sox relievers Seranthony Dominguez and Lucas Sims, extending their winning streak to six games. TIGERS 10, ROYALS 9 Riley Greene doubled home two runs to tie the score with two outs in the ninth inning, and Colt Keith followed with the winning single as streaking Detroit rallied past Kansas City in a game delayed twice by rain. Dillon Dingler launched a two-run home run and Greene finished with three hits for the Tigers, who squandered a five-run lead but recovered to win their sixth in a row following a five-game skid. NATIONAL LEAGUE GIANTS 3, REDS 0 Landen Roupp allowed one hit in six innings and Matt Chapman had an RBI double to spark a three-run rally in the seventh and help San Francisco beat Cincinnati. Roupp (3-1) didn't allow a hit until No. 9 batter P.J. Higgins led off the sixth with a single. That ended up being the Reds only hit of the day. NATIONALS 8, PIRATES 7 (10) James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas in the 10th inning and Washington beat Pittsburgh. INTERLEAGUE BREWERS 2, BLUE JAYS 1 Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as Milwaukee bunted three consecutive times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat Toronto. Aaron Ashby (5-0) faced only two batters and got the final out in the seventh to take over the major league lead in wins. Toronto stranded the potential tying run at third when Kazuma Okamoto grounded out against Angel Zerpa, who earned his second save. PADRES 5, MARINERS 2 Fernando Tatis Jr.'s two-run single capped a four-run rally in the second inning, Walker Buehler earned his first win with San Diego and the Padres beat Seattle for their eighth consecutive win and 11th in 12 games. Mason Miller struck out the side on 14 pitches in the ninth for his sixth save and to extend his scoreless innings streak to 30 2/3 innings, the longest active streak in the majors. ROCKIES 3, ASTROS 2 Hunter Goodman homered and doubled to help Colorado snap a six-game skid with a victory over Houston. Goodman's shot tied it in the fourth inning and Colorado took the lead in the fifth on an RBI single by Tyler Freeman, who had three hits.