NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and four relievers combined on the first no-hitter of the Major League Baseball season, teaming up to throw a whopping 159 pitches in a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Megill was pulled after five innings and 88 pitches. The bullpen took over from there, with Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Díaz completing the second no-hitter in Mets history. Díaz finished it off in style, striking out Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto in the ninth.
In other major league action:
— The Yankees’ winning streak is now at seven after clubbing the Royals in Kansas City. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo and Gleyber Torres all homered for a 12-2 victory in a rain-shortened game. The game was called after eight innings.
— The Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 11-1, as Hunter Renfroe hit two of Milwaukee’s season-high five home runs. Adrian Houser struck out six and scattered two hits over six shutout innings to earn the win.
— Taylor Ward and Shohei Ohtani hit first-inning solo home runs off Lucas Giolito and Los Angeles rode a combined three-hitter to beat Chicago 5-1. The Angels used seven pitchers to climb seven games over .500 for the first time since June 2018.
— The Red Sox used a dominating pitching performance by Rich Hill and four relievers to beat the Orioles 3-1 in Baltimore. Christian Arroyo hit his first homer of the season in the second inning to provide Boston with all the offense they needed to saddle the Orioles with their fifth straight defeat.
— Jeremy Peña hit a three-run home run, Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman also connected, and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7. The Astros matched a season-high with 14 hits and extended their winning streak to four games.
— The Padres were 7-3 victors over the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Ha-Seong Kim and Jake Cronenworth homered. Yu Darvish pitched six effective innings for San Diego.
— Jorge Soler and Miguel Rojas homered and the Miami Marlins won their sixth straight game, beating the Seattle Mariners 8-6. The first inning blast by Soler bounced off a column behind the left-center field pavilion and was measured at 468 feet, the third-longest in the major leagues this season.
— Josh Lowe and Mike Zunino homered for the first time this season, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat Minnesota 6-1 to snap the Twins’ seven-game win streak. Corey Kluber gave up one hit in six innings for the Rays.
— William Contreras hit two long home runs, Austin Riley also connected and Travis Demeritte had an inside-the-park homer as the Atlanta Braves beat the Texas Rangers 6-3. Atlanta starter Ian Anderson allowed two runs and three hits over six innings.
— Madison Bumgarner pitched five strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. Bumgarner outdueled Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright in a game featuring two starters who have combined for 314 career wins.
— Cincinnati continues to founder at the bottom of the standings. This time it was in Denver, where the Rockies trounced them 10-4. The Reds have lost 17 of 20 games so far this season.
— The Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 9-8, snapping a seven-game losing streak. Josh Naylor’s two-run home run capped a four-run seventh inning for the A’s.
— Justin Turner and Chris Taylor each hit their first home runs of the season to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Tyler Anderson earned the win for the Dodgers, allowing one earned run on five hits in five innings.
— Juan Soto homered and the Washington Nationals pounded out a season-high 22 hits, ending an eight-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 14-4. The Giants played without several regulars due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the team.
