Toronto right-hander Bowden Francis took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Saturday afternoon as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 3-1.
Taylor Ward led off the ninth for Los Angeles with his 17th home run of the season to end the no-hit bid. Dave Stieb has Toronto’s lone no-hitter, which came on Sept. 2, 1990, in Cleveland.
Francis (7-3) struck out a career-best 12 and walked three in eight-plus innings. Chad Green replaced Francis after the home run and earned his 14th save.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who have won the first three games of the four-game series and are 6-0 against the Angels this season. Angels right-hander Carson Fulmer (0-5) went six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks (one intentional) with eight strikeouts.
Rockies 9, Yankees 2
Jake Cave had four hits and drove in three runs, leading visiting Colorado past New York.
Cave doubled in his first at-bat and hit an RBI single in a four-run third. He lifted a two-run homer in the seventh. Nolan Jones also drove in three runs, including a two-run double in the third.
Colorado rookie starter Bradley Blalock (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings for his first major win. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit an RBI double and Alex Verdugo homered for the Yankees.
Diamondbacks 4, Red Sox 1
Zac Gallen tossed six scoreless innings to lead visiting Arizona past Boston.
Gallen (10-6) limited the Red Sox to two hits (both singles), struck out nine and walked four. Offensively, Eugenio Suarez, who had three hits — including a grand slam — Friday night, hit a two-run double with two outs in the fourth. The Diamondbacks have won five games in a row and 11 of their last 14.
Boston starter Kutter Crawford (8-11) took the loss, giving up two runs on three hits in five innings. The defeat dropped Boston’s home record to 29-34 this season; the Red Sox are 2-6 at Fenway Park in their last eight games.
Orioles 3, Astros 2
Jackson Holliday hit a three-run, pinch-hit double in the sixth inning to lift Baltimore to its second straight comeback victory, beating visiting Houston.
In a matchup of AL contenders, the Orioles loaded the bases with two outs off Astros starter Framber Valdez, who was working on a shutout. Taylor Scott was summoned from the Houston bullpen, prompting Baltimore to send Holliday to the plate. The rookie drilled Scott’s first pitch to center for a double, giving the Orioles a lead after they had trailed since the first inning.
Houston has lost just five of its last 17 games. Jose Altuve led off the game with a homer, his 18th, and Jeremy Pena added a sixth-inning solo shot, his 14th, off Orioles starter Albert Suarez.
Phillies 11, Royals 2
J.T. Realmuto belted a pair of three-run homers to highlight a career-high seven-RBI performance, lifting visiting Philadelphia over Kansas City.
Realmuto’s RBI total tied a franchise record for the most by a catcher in a single game. Carlos Ruiz had seven in a game against the Atlanta Braves on May 2, 2012.
Freddy Fermin had an RBI single in the fifth inning and a sacrifice fly in the seventh for the Royals, who lost for just the second time in their past nine games.
Brewers 9, Athletics 5
Jake Bauers hit a two-run homer and scored three runs, leading Milwaukee to a road victory over Oakland.
Willy Adames had two hits and scored twice and Garrett Mitchell chipped in with a double, single and two RBIs in Milwaukee’s second straight win in the three-game interleague series.
JJ Bleday hit his 18th homer of the season, a solo shot in the first, and Brent Rooker belted his 30th homer, a two-run shot, in the sixth for the A’s, who lost for the fourth time in their last five games.
Guardians 13, Rangers 5
Jhonkensy Noel had three hits, including a three-run homer, and scored three times to help Cleveland hammer visiting Texas.
Jose Ramirez, Josh Naylor and Bo Naylor also homered, and Will Brennan and Daniel Schneemann each had two hits and an RBI for the Guardians, who ended a three-game skid in the second game of the three-game series.
Wyatt Langford had three hits and scored two runs, and Marcus Semien had two hits and two RBIs for the Rangers, who had won four of five.
Braves 4, Nationals 2
Travis d’Arnaud celebrated his return to the lineup with a single that drove in the go-ahead run to propel Atlanta to a win over visiting Washington.
d’Arnaud had not played since being hit by a pitch on the right wrist on Aug. 17. His RBI in the sixth inning capped a two-run rally and sent the Braves to their third straight win and sixth in the past seven games. Relievers Aaron Bummer, Dylan Lee, Grant Holmes and Pierce Johnson combined to allow no runs in the final 3 1/3 innings.
The Nationals’ only runs came in the second inning on Jose Tena’s first career home run. Tena, acquired from the Cleveland Guardians at the trade deadline, went 3-for-4.
Giants 4, Mariners 3
Mike Yastrzemski had three hits, including a double and a homer, as San Francisco defeated host Seattle, handing new manager Dan Wilson his first loss.
Five Giants pitchers were effectively wild, combining on a four-hitter despite issuing nine walks. Blake Snell didn’t allow a hit over the first three innings but was lifted after throwing 74 pitches. The Seattle native gave up two runs as he walked six and struck out five. Spencer Bivens (3-1) pitched three scoreless innings to earn the victory.
The Giants scored in each of the first two innings against right-hander George Kirby (9-10), who gave up three runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. Tyler Fitzgerald led off the game with a bunt single and scored, then had an RBI single an inning later.
Cubs 14, Marlins 2
Seiya Suzuki homered twice, tripled and drove in four runs, leading Chicago to a win over host Miami.
Rookie Shota Imanaga (10-3) earned the win, pitching seven innings and allowing four hits, two walks and two runs. Chicago also got three hits and two RBIs from Michael Busch, two hits and three RBIs from Pete Crow-Armstrong and three hits and two runs scored by Miguel Amaya.
Miami, which has the worst record in the National League, got solo homers from Connor Norby and David Hensley, both acquired by the Marlins in late July. It was the first homer in a Marlins uniform for each player.
Reds 10, Pirates 2
Elly De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs and Julian Aguiar delivered a quality start to help visiting Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh.
Aguiar (1-0) allowed two runs on three hits and struck out four in six innings for his first major league win in his second career appearance. He walked two for the Reds.
Rowdy Tellez drove in both runs for the Pirates with a two-run shot in the second.
Twins 6, Cardinals 0
Trevor Larnach went 3-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs as Minnesota cruised past St. Louis in Minneapolis.
Matt Wallner added a solo home run for the Twins, who evened the series at a win apiece entering Sunday’s rubber match. Right-hander Pablo Lopez (12-8) scattered four hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out nine to earn his fourth victory in his past six starts.
Victor Scott II went 1-for-2 with a double for the Cardinals, whose three-game win streak ended. Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray (11-9) allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings against his former team. He walked two and fanned seven.
Tigers 13, White Sox 4
Jake Rogers had three hits and three RBIs and Matt Vierling, Colt Keith and Zach McKinstry homered as visiting Detroit thumped Chicago.
Parker Meadows, Vierling, Keith and McKinstry each had two hits for the Tigers. Keith drove in three runs and McKinstry knocked in two. Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal overcame occasional struggles to improve to 15-4 and win for the third time in four starts.
The White Sox have lost seven of eight meetings with the Tigers this season. Corey Julks went 3-for-5 while Lenyn Sosa, Dominic Fletcher, Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Vaughn contributed two hits each. Vaughn had two RBIs.
Mets 7, Padres 1
Francisco Lindor homered from both sides of the plate, a performance that included a grand slam, and David Peterson fired 7 1/3 strong innings as visiting New York took advantage of San Diego’s mistakes.
Peterson (8-1) allowed just five hits and a run. Michael King (11-7) took the loss, undone by some spotty control and a key error in the fourth inning. He gave up three hits and five runs, just one earned, in five innings.
The Mets led 1-0 with two outs and none on in the fourth when Starling Marte singled. Francisco Alvarez chopped a bouncer to third, but Manny Machado booted it for an error. After King plunked Jeff McNeil, Lindor launched a hanging sweeper to right-center field for his grand slam.
Rays 9, Dodgers 8
Jose Caballero hit a go-ahead home run in the 10th inning after Junior Caminero’s game-tying solo shot in the ninth as visiting Tampa Bay rallied to beat Los Angeles.
Former Dodger Jonny DeLuca had a two-run single in a four-run first inning as Tampa Bay improved to 3-3 on its 10-game West Coast road trip. Caminero had three hits in his 11th game of the season and hit a home run for the second consecutive night.
Shohei Ohtani hit a home run for the Dodgers, one game after he joined the 40-40 club with a game-ending grand slam in a victory over the Rays. Teoscar Hernandez and Miguel Rojas also hit home runs as the Dodgers saw their five-game winning streak come to an end.