CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsurgh Pirates 4-0 Tuesday night.With the seats at Guaranteed Rate Field empty, the hollers of his teammates echoed around the ballpark after right fielder Adam Engel caught Erik Gonzalez’s slicing drive toward the line for the final out.An All-Star last year, the 26-year-old Giolito (3-2) matched his career high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Detroit.Only a four-pitch walk to Gonzalez leading off the fourth inning got in Giolito’s way of perfection. The right-hander threw 101 pitches and made quick work of the Pirates -- Pittsburgh came into the game batting just .229 this season and has the worst record in the majors.Giolito pitched the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history and first since Philip Humber threw a perfect game at Seattle in 2012. This was the seventh time the Pirates... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsurgh Pirates 4-0 Tuesday night.With the seats at Guaranteed Rate Field empty, the hollers of his teammates echoed around the ballpark after right fielder Adam Engel caught Erik Gonzalez’s slicing drive toward the line for the final out.An All-Star last year, the 26-year-old Giolito (3-2) matched his career high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Detroit.Only a four-pitch walk to Gonzalez leading off the fourth inning got in Giolito’s way of perfection. The right-hander threw 101 pitches and made quick work of the Pirates -- Pittsburgh came into the game batting just .229 this season and has the worst record in the majors.Giolito pitched the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history and first since Philip Humber threw a perfect game at Seattle in 2012. This was the seventh time the Pirates... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsurgh Pirates 4-0 Tuesday night.With the seats at Guaranteed Rate Field empty, the hollers of his teammates echoed around the ballpark after right fielder Adam Engel caught Erik Gonzalez’s slicing drive toward the line for the final out.An All-Star last year, the 26-year-old Giolito (3-2) matched his career high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Detroit.Only a four-pitch walk to Gonzalez leading off the fourth inning got in Giolito’s way of perfection. The right-hander threw 101 pitches and made quick work of the Pirates -- Pittsburgh came into the game batting just .229 this season and has the worst record in the majors.Giolito pitched the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history and first since Philip Humber threw a perfect game at Seattle in 2012. This was the seventh time the Pirates... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsurgh Pirates 4-0 Tuesday night.With the seats at Guaranteed Rate Field empty, the hollers of his teammates echoed around the ballpark after right fielder Adam Engel caught Erik Gonzalez’s slicing drive toward the line for the final out.An All-Star last year, the 26-year-old Giolito (3-2) matched his career high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Detroit.Only a four-pitch walk to Gonzalez leading off the fourth inning got in Giolito’s way of perfection. The right-hander threw 101 pitches and made quick work of the Pirates -- Pittsburgh came into the game batting just .229 this season and has the worst record in the majors.Giolito pitched the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history and first since Philip Humber threw a perfect game at Seattle in 2012. This was the seventh time the Pirates... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsurgh Pirates 4-0 Tuesday night.With the seats at Guaranteed Rate Field empty, the hollers of his teammates echoed around the ballpark after right fielder Adam Engel caught Erik Gonzalez’s slicing drive toward the line for the final out.An All-Star last year, the 26-year-old Giolito (3-2) matched his career high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Detroit.Only a four-pitch walk to Gonzalez leading off the fourth inning got in Giolito’s way of perfection. The right-hander threw 101 pitches and made quick work of the Pirates -- Pittsburgh came into the game batting just .229 this season and has the worst record in the majors.Giolito pitched the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history and first since Philip Humber threw a perfect game at Seattle in 2012. This was the seventh time the Pirates... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Giolito of the Chicago White Sox is pitching a no-hitter through eight innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates.Giolito has struck out 12, walked one and thrown 89 pitches Tuesday night.An All-Star last year, the right-hander retired the first nine Pittsburgh hitters before walking Erik Gonzalez to start the fourth.The Pirates, hitting a collective .229 this season, brought the majors’ worst record into the matchup.Chicago leads 4-0.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Pirates first. Erik Gonzalez doubles to deep right field. Adam Frazier singles to right field. Erik Gonzalez scores. Kevin Newman flies out to right field to Ben Gamel. Colin Moran strikes out swinging. Bryan Reynolds lines out to deep center field to Avisail Garcia.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.Pirates second. Gregory Polanco singles to right center field. Jose Osuna grounds out to shallow infield, Corbin Burnes to Justin Smoak. Gregory Polanco to third. Jarrod Dyson singles to shallow left field. Gregory Polanco scores. Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging. Erik Gonzalez grounds out to shortstop, Orlando Arcia to Justin Smoak.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Brewers 0.Brewers fourth. Christian Yelich grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Jose Osuna. Keston Hiura singles to right field. Justin Smoak doubles to deep center field. Keston Hiura scores. Ryan Braun grounds out to shortstop, JT Riddle to Jose Osuna. Ben Gamel strikes out swinging.1... [More]

Brewers second. Justin Smoak strikes out swinging. Ben Gamel homers to center field. Omar Narvaez grounds out to first base, Colin Moran to Chad Kuhl. Luis Urias grounds out to shortstop, Kevin Newman to Colin Moran.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds homers to right field. Gregory Polanco grounds out to second base, Luis Urias to Justin Smoak. Cole Tucker singles to second base. Adam Frazier reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Cole Tucker out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 1, Pirates 1.Pirates fourth. Josh Bell singles to shallow center field. Colin Moran singles to shallow center field. Josh Bell to third. Bryan Reynolds singles to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Colin Moran to third. Josh Bell scores. Throwing error by Orlando Arcia. Gregory Polanco singles to center field. Bryan Reynolds to third. Colin Moran scores. Cole Tucker singles to shallow infield. Gregory Polanco to second. Bryan Reynolds scores.... [More]

Indians second. Carlos Santana grounds out to shallow infield, Trevor Williams to Josh Bell. Franmil Reyes singles to shallow infield. Tyler Naquin singles to left center field. Franmil Reyes to second. Domingo Santana lines out to deep right field to Cole Tucker. Beau Taylor singles to deep right center field. Tyler Naquin to third. Franmil Reyes scores. Bradley Zimmer grounds out to shallow infield to Josh Bell.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 1, Pirates 0.Indians eighth. Franmil Reyes walks. Tyler Naquin singles to left center field. Franmil Reyes to second. Domingo Santana walks. Tyler Naquin to second. Franmil Reyes to third. Beau Taylor reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Greg Allen to second. Tyler Naquin to third. Franmil Reyes scores. Throwing error by Josh Bell. Bradley Zimmer reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Beau Taylor to second. Greg Allen to third. Tyler Naquin out at home. Cesar Hernandez strikes out swinging. Jose Ramirez grounds out to shallow infield, Erik Gonzalez to Josh Bell.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on. Indians 2, Pirates 0.

Pirates first. Adam Frazier homers to center field. Kevin Newman lines out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Josh Bell strikes out swinging. Colin Moran homers to center field. Bryan Reynolds flies out to deep left center field to Nick Senzel.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Reds 0.Pirates second. Gregory Polanco homers to right field. Erik Gonzalez doubles to deep left field. Jarrod Dyson flies out to deep right field to Nick Castellanos. Erik Gonzalez to third. Jacob Stallings singles to shallow center field. Erik Gonzalez scores. Adam Frazier singles to shallow left field. Jacob Stallings to second. Kevin Newman singles to center field. Adam Frazier to second. Jacob Stallings to third. Josh Bell singles to left field. Kevin Newman to second. Adam Frazier scores. Jacob Stallings scores. Colin Moran singles to deep center field. Josh Bell to second. Kevin Newman scores. Bryan Reynolds walks. Colin Moran to second. Josh Bell to third. Gregory Polanco walks. Bryan Reynolds... [More]

Pirates fourth. Colin Moran hit by pitch. Bryan Reynolds grounds out to first base, C.J. Cron to Jonathan Schoop to C.J. Cron. Colin Moran to second. JT Riddle grounds out to shallow infield, Niko Goodrum to C.J. Cron. Colin Moran to third. Erik Gonzalez singles to shallow center field. Colin Moran scores. Jarrod Dyson grounds out to shallow infield, Jonathan Schoop to C.J. Cron.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 1, Tigers 0.Tigers fifth. Christin Stewart strikes out swinging. Victor Reyes doubles to deep left field. Austin Romine singles to shallow infield. Victor Reyes scores. Harold Castro reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Austin Romine out at second. Niko Goodrum grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Tigers 1, Pirates 1.Tigers eighth. Harold Castro flies out to deep center field to Jarrod Dyson. Niko Goodrum grounds out to shallow right field, Josh Bell to Richard Rodriguez. Jonathan Schoop hit by pitch. Miguel Cabrera singles to shallow center field. Jonathan Schoop scores. C.J. Cron strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Tigers 2, Pirates 1.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Michael Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning on his 28th birthday, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 1-0 on Friday night.Yoshi Tsutsugo drew a leadoff walk from Adam Ottavino (2-1) in the eighth and went to second with one out when Kevin Kiermaier walked. Both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch before Perez put the Rays up 1-0 on his fly to center.Chaz Roe (2-0) went the final two innings for the win.Masahiro Tanaka allowed one hit and struck out five over five innings, retiring his final 13 batters after giving up a first-inning single to Yandy Diaz. The Yankees’ right-hander needed just 59 pitches in his second start after beginning the season on the concussion list after being struck in the head by Giancarlo Stanton’s liner during a July 4th summer camp simulated game.Three New York pitchers also limited the Rays to just two hits.MARLINS 4, METS 3NEW... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Michael Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning on his 28th birthday, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 1-0 on Friday night.Yoshi Tsutsugo drew a leadoff walk from Adam Ottavino (2-1) in the eighth and went to second with one out when Kevin Kiermaier walked. Both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch before Perez put the Rays up 1-0 on his fly to center.Chaz Roe (2-0) went the final two innings for the win.Masahiro Tanaka allowed one hit and struck out five over five innings, retiring his final 13 batters after giving up a first-inning single to Yandy Diaz. The Yankees’ right-hander needed just 59 pitches in his second start after beginning the season on the concussion list after being struck in the head by Giancarlo Stanton’s liner during a July 4th summer camp simulated game.Three New York pitchers also limited the Rays to just two hits.MARLINS 4, METS 3NEW... [More]

Tigers second. C.J. Cron homers to right field. Christin Stewart grounds out to first base to Josh Bell. Jeimer Candelario strikes out swinging. Victor Reyes grounds out to first base, Josh Bell to Chad Kuhl.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds walks. Phillip Evans singles to shallow right field. Bryan Reynolds to second. Adam Frazier strikes out swinging. Jacob Stallings walks. Phillip Evans to second. Bryan Reynolds to third. Erik Gonzalez singles to left field. Jacob Stallings to second. Phillip Evans scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Cole Tucker pops out to shallow center field to Niko Goodrum. Kevin Newman grounds out to third base, Jeimer Candelario to C.J. Cron.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Tigers 1.Pirates fourth. Phillip Evans strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier grounds out to shallow right field, Jonathan Schoop to C.J. Cron. Jacob Stallings doubles to deep left center field. Erik Gonzalez homers to left field. Jacob... [More]

Twins second. Jake Cave hit by pitch. Luis Arraez grounds out to shallow left field, Erik Gonzalez to Josh Bell. Jake Cave to second. Mitch Garver strikes out swinging. Marwin Gonzalez singles to shallow left field. Jake Cave scores. Ehire Adrianza pops out to shallow right field to Adam Frazier.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Pirates 0.Twins ninth. Byron Buxton doubles to left field. Luis Arraez flies out to left field to Bryan Reynolds. Mitch Garver walks. Marwin Gonzalez singles to left center field. Mitch Garver to third. Byron Buxton scores. Ehire Adrianza called out on strikes. Max Kepler homers to center field. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Mitch Garver scores. Jorge Polanco strikes out swinging.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 5, Pirates 0.Pirates ninth. JT Riddle pinch-hitting for Jacob Stallings. JT Riddle strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier walks. Kevin Newman flies out to right field to Max Kepler. Josh Bell homers to center field. Adam Frazier scores. Colin Moran strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 5, Pirates 2.

Twins first. Max Kepler walks. Jorge Polanco flies out to left field to Bryan Reynolds. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Max Kepler to third. Fielding error by Jarrod Dyson. Eddie Rosario singles to shortstop. Nelson Cruz to second. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano doubles to left field. Eddie Rosario to third. Nelson Cruz scores. Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Jarrod Dyson. Miguel Sano to third. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez lines out to shortstop to Phillip Evans.3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 0.Twins second. Alex Avila strikes out swinging. Byron Buxton singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Phillip Evans. Max Kepler walks. Jorge Polanco walks. Max Kepler to second. Byron Buxton to third. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Jorge Polanco to second. Max Kepler to third. Byron Buxton scores. Eddie Rosario pops out to shallow left field to Phillip Evans. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1... [More]

Pirates first. Cole Tucker homers to left field. Kevin Newman flies out to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Josh Bell grounds out to shallow left field, Ehire Adrianza to Miguel Sano. Jose Osuna flies out to deep right field to Max Kepler.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Twins 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds strikes out on a foul tip. Phillip Evans singles to left center field. Guillermo Heredia singles to left center field. Phillip Evans to second. Jacob Stallings singles to left field. Guillermo Heredia to second. Phillip Evans scores. Erik Gonzalez lines out to right field to Max Kepler. Cole Tucker reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Guillermo Heredia out at third.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Twins 0.Pirates fourth. Bryan Reynolds walks. Phillip Evans grounds out to shallow infield. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Guillermo Heredia walks. Jacob Stallings walks. Guillermo Heredia to second. Erik Gonzalez doubles to deep right center field. Jacob... [More]

Pirates first. Adam Frazier grounds out to shallow infield, David Bote to Anthony Rizzo. Kevin Newman homers to left field. Jose Osuna walks. Colin Moran called out on strikes. Phillip Evans singles to center field. Cole Tucker reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Phillip Evans out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.Cubs fifth. Willson Contreras doubles to deep left field. Kyle Schwarber doubles to deep center field. Willson Contreras scores. Steven Souza Jr. grounds out to shallow left field, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna. Ian Happ pinch-hitting for Josh Phegley. Ian Happ walks. Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Ian Happ out at second. Kyle Schwarber to third. Albert Almora Jr. grounds out to third base, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.Cubs eleventh. Anthony Rizzo flies out to deep right field to Cole Tucker. David Bote to third. Javier Baez singles to shallow center field. David Bote scores.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Dayton will notice one glaring absence this season after he reports to the Atlanta Braves: his twice-a-month salary.He is among 11 major leaguers whose prorated pay for the abbreviated 60-game season amounts to less than the $286,500 advance already received by the 32-year-old left-hander.“It’s going to be weird not getting a paycheck,” he said Friday, “but we already got paid.”Dayton gave up the 6,776th and final home run of of last season's record total, to the New York Mets' Dominic Smith. To resume preparation for the new season he will drive Monday from his home in Winter Haven, Florida, to Atlanta with wife Cori, 2 1/2-year-old son Decker and nearly 6-month-old Nolan for Braves' workouts at Truist Park.After opening day was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed March 26 to a deal that called for teams to advance $170 million in salaries over the first 60 days of the season.Others who won’t get... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Dayton will notice one glaring absence this season after he reports to the Atlanta Braves: his twice-a-month salary.He is among 11 major leaguers whose prorated pay for the abbreviated 60-game season amounts to less than the $286,500 advance already received by the 32-year-old left-hander.“It’s going to be weird not getting a paycheck,” he said Friday, “but we already got paid.”Dayton will drive Monday from his home in Winter Haven, Florida, to Atlanta with wife Cori, 2 1/2-year-old son Decker and nearly 6-month-old Nolan for the resumption of workouts when the Braves gather at renamed Truist Park.After opening day was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed March 26 to a deal that called for teams to advance $170 million in salaries over the first 60 days of the season.Others who won’t get paychecks because of lower prorated salaries are Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jimmy Nelson and New York Yankees reliever... [More]