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                Gonzalez loses no-hit bid in 9th, Nationals beat Marlins 1-0


            By The Associated Press                                                                                             a  row  and  are  10-6  since
            MIAMI (AP) — Gio Gonza-                                                                                             the  All-Star  break,  but  still
            lez lost his no-hit bid in the                                                                                      own  the  worst  record  (39-
            ninth inning when Dee Gor-                                                                                          64) in the majors.
            don  led  off  with  a  clean                                                                                       MARINERS 6, RANGERS 4
            single, and the Washington                                                                                          ARLINGTON,  Texas  (AP)  —
            Nationals  beat  the  Miami                                                                                         Robinson Cano had a two-
            Marlins 1-0 Monday night.                                                                                           run single in the ninth and
            Gonzalez  was  pulled  after                                                                                        Seattle won at Texas hours
            Gordon  hit  a  soft  liner  the                                                                                    after  the  Rangers  traded
            opposite way to left-center                                                                                         pitcher Yu Darvish.
            field. He threw 106 pitches.                                                                                        The  Mariners  trailed  4-0
            Gonzalez  (9-5),  who  grew                                                                                         after  two  innings  before
            up  in  nearby  Hialeah,                                                                                            getting even against Cole
            walked  three,  hit  a  bat-                                                                                        Hamels, the remaining ace
            ter and struck out five. He                                                                                         for Texas now that Darvish
            retired  14  in  a  row  during                                                                                     is with the NL West-leading
            one stretch. Sean Doolittle                                                                                         Los Angeles Dodgers.
            relieved and got NL home                                                                                            Cano lined a ball over the
            run leader Giancarlo Stan-                                                                                          head  of  right  fielder  Shin-
            ton to ground into a double                                                                                         Soo  Choo,  getting  two
            play. After Christian Yelich                                                                                        runs  home  before  he  was
            beat  out  an  infield  single,                                                                                     thrown out trying to stretch
            Marcell  Ozuna  popped       Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez reacts after giving up a single to Miami   the  hit  into  a  double.  The
            out,  giving  Doolittle  his   Marlins’ Dee Gordon to end his bid for a no-hitter during the ninth inning of a baseball game,   hit  came  right  after  pitch-
            fourth save since being ac-  Monday, July 31, 2017, in Miami. The Nationals won 1-0.                                ing  coach  Doug  Brocail
            quired  from  Oakland  and                                                                         Associated Press   was ejected for arguing a
            seventh this season.         with three hits as New York  base without a throw.        waivers from the Los Ange-   balk  called  against  Alex
            Jose Urena (9-5) matched     won for the ninth time in 11  It was the second loss in 12  les Angels on June 23, was   Claudio (2-1) that put run-
            zeroes  with  Gonzalez  un-  games.                       games for the Royals, who  pulled  after  giving  up  Zim-  ners at second and third.
            til  the  sixth,  when  Bryce   Severino  (8-4)  needed  a  managed  only  five  hits  off  mer’s homer with two outs   David  Phelps  (1-1)  struck
            Harper’s RBI single put the   career-high  116  pitches  to  three Baltimore pitchers.  in  the  eighth.  He  allowed   out five in 1 2/3 innings be-
            Nationals ahead. Urena al-   get through five innings.    Zach  Britton  (1-0)  —  the  two runs and five hits, walk-  fore  Edwin  Diaz  pitched  a
            lowed just three hits in eight   Aroldis  Chapman  entered  subject of many rumors be-  ing two and striking out five.  perfect  ninth  for  his  20th
            innings.                     with  the  bases  loaded  in  fore  the  non-waiver  trade  Brandon Workman got the    save.
            YANKEES 7, TIGERS 3          the ninth and got two outs  deadline  ended  on  Mon-     final four outs.             Rougned  Odor  and  Car-
            NEW  YORK  (AP)  —  Aar-     for his 13th save.           day  afternoon  —  worked  Mike  Clevinger  (5-4)  gave   los  Gomez  homered  for
            on  Judge  broke  out  of  a   Fulmer (10-9) gave up sev-  the ninth for the Orioles.  up five runs on seven hits in   the Rangers, who had five
            slump  with  his  34th  home   en runs and seven hits over  RED SOX 6, INDIANS 2       three innings.               hits  in  the  first  two  innings
            run, regaining sole posses-  six-plus innings.            BOSTON  (AP)  —  Doug  Fis-  PHILLIES 7, BRAVES 6         against  Felix  Hernandez
            sion  of  the  major  league   ORIOLES 2, ROYALS 1        ter  took  a  shutout  into  the  PHILADELPHIA   (AP)   —   and  then  one  the  rest  of
            lead,  and  Chase  Headley   BALTIMORE  (AP)  —  Craig  eighth  inning  and  rookie  Odubel Herrera and Maikel      the game. They struck out
            sparked New York past De-    Gentry  singled  home  the  Rafael Devers went 4 for 4  Franco hit homers, Nick Piv-   13 times against four pitch-
            troit.                       winning  run  with  two  outs  with an RBI to lead Boston.  etta threw six sharp innings   ers.
            Luis Severino beat Michael   in the ninth inning, and Bal-  Mookie  Betts  stopped  his  and  the  Philadelphia  Phil-  WHITE SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 6
            Fulmer  in  a  matchup  of   timore  cooled  off  surging  mini-slump  by  driving  in  lies beat the Atlanta Braves   CHICAGO  (AP)  —  Matt
            young  All-Stars  on  the    Kansas City.                 three runs with two singles,  7-6  on  Monday  afternoon   Davidson  singled  in  Leury
            mound,  though  neither      Manny Machado had two  and  Eduardo  Nunez  add-          to  complete  a  four-game   Garcia with two outs in the
            was  at  his  best.  Hours  af-  hits  and  scored  a  run  for  ed  three  hits  and  two  RBIs  sweep.            ninth inning for his second
            ter  acquiring  Sonny  Gray   the Orioles, who have won  for  the  Red  Sox,  who  won  Pivetta  (4-6)  gave  up  one   game-ending  hit  in  two
            from Oakland at the trade    three straight.              for  the  third  time  in  nine  run  and  three  hits,  striking   days,  and  Chicago  ral-
            deadline, Headley put the    Caleb  Joseph  got  Balti-   games.                       out five.                    lied  to  beat  Toronto  after
            AL  East  leaders  ahead  to   more going in the ninth with  Bradley  Zimmer  hit  a  two-  Kurt  Suzuki  and  Freddie   losing  top  prospect  Yoan
            stay with a two-run double   a one-out single off Joakim  run  homer  for  AL  Central-  Freeman  went  deep  for   Moncada  to  a  right  knee
            in a four-run fourth inning.  Soria  (4-3).  Ruben  Tejada  leading  Cleveland,  which  Atlanta. Braves starter Mike   injury.
            Todd     Frazier   followed   singled  with  two  outs  be-  lost its second straight after  Foltynewicz  (9-6)  allowed   Adam  Engel  sparked  the
            with  a  two-run  single,  and   fore Gentry hit a grounder  a  season-high  nine-game  five  runs  and  seven  hits  in   winning  rally  with  a  one-
            Judge  hit  a  solo  shot  in   up the middle that sent Jo-  winning streak.           four innings.                out single against Roberto
            the  fifth.  Headley  finished   seph  home  from  second  Fister  (1-5),  claimed  off  The Phillies have won five in   Osuna (3-2). q
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