Three Houston Astros pitchers delivered the first no-hitter in Major League Baseball since 2024, blanking the Texas Rangers 9-0 on Monday night in Arlington, Texas.
Tatsuya Imai (2-2) issued four walks while recording two strikeouts across a career-best six innings. Steven Okert navigated around a leadoff walk in the seventh inning. Alimber Santa completed two flawless innings in his big league debut to finish off Houston’s 18th franchise no-hitter and fifth combined no-hitter in team history.
The previous no-hitter was thrown by three Chicago Cubs pitchers against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 2-0 victory on Sept. 4, 2024. Houston’s last no-hitter came when Ronel Blanco shut down the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 on April 1, 2024. The Rangers were previously no-hit by the New York Yankees’ Corey Kluber in a 2-0 defeat on May 19, 2021.
Christian Walker launched a three-run home run while Yordan Alvarez contributed a solo blast for Houston, which secured its fourth consecutive victory. Kumar Rocker (2-5) surrendered four runs on four hits across five innings as Texas suffered its fourth straight defeat.
Orioles 9, Rays 7 (13 innings)
Colton Cowser delivered a two-run home run in the 13th inning, marking his second walk-off homer in consecutive days, as Baltimore defeated Tampa Bay to start a three-game series.
Cedric Mullins drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the top of the 13th before Nick Fortes pushed Tampa Bay’s advantage to 7-5 with a sacrifice fly. Baltimore then mounted a comeback. Leody Taveras opened the bottom of the 13th with an RBI double and Jackson Holliday’s sacrifice fly evened the score once more. Cowser connected off Jesse Scholtens (5-3).
Pete Alonso and Blaze Alexander each collected three hits for the Orioles. Dietrich Enns (3-0) worked the top of the 13th. Jonathan Aranda and Victor Mesa Jr. went deep while Chandler Simpson contributed three hits for the Rays.
Brewers 5, Cardinals 1
Power pitcher Jacob Misiorowski surrendered one run on two hits across seven innings and equaled his career best with 12 strikeouts while guiding Milwaukee past visiting St. Louis.
Misiorowski (5-2) carried a no-hitter into the sixth before Pedro Pages broke it up with a leadoff single, leading to the Cardinals’ lone run. The Brewers ace fired 57 pitches of at least 100 mph, the most since the majors began tracking velocity in 2008. Aaron Ashby closed out the contest with two shutout innings.
Milwaukee plated three runs in the first against Matthew Liberatore, highlighted by Christian Yelich’s two-run homer. Liberatore (2-3) gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings, fanning a career-high 10.
Pirates 2, Cubs 1
Henry Davis crushed a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning to propel host Pittsburgh to a victory over Chicago.
Davis’ fourth homer of the season, off Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1), provided the Pirates their fourth win in six games and handed Chicago its ninth straight loss. The Cubs’ current losing streak is their longest since dropping 10 consecutive games from July 7-16, 2022.
Pirates pitchers held the Cubs to just a solo home run by Michael Busch in the fifth inning. Following starter Carmen Mlodzinski’s five-inning effort that allowed one run and five hits, Wilber Dotel (1-0) fired three scoreless frames for his first career victory. Gregory Soto notched his sixth save after a clean ninth inning.
Phillies 3, Padres 0
Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh homered while Jesus Luzardo delivered six solid innings as visiting Philadelphia shut out San Diego.
Luzardo (4-4) allowed four hits in a 104-pitch performance. Three relievers completed the game, with Jhoan Duran working the ninth inning for his 10th save of the year and 100th of his career.
Griffin Canning (0-3) pitched a season-high 6 2/3 innings and yielded three runs on three hits.
White Sox 3, Twins 1
Munetaka Murakami and Drew Romo homered to support six strong innings from Anthony Kay as Chicago defeated visiting Minnesota. Kay (4-1) captured his third consecutive decision and Seranthony Dominguez worked the ninth to secure his 11th save.
Both teams exchanged solo home runs in the first inning, with Brooks Lee connecting for Minnesota two batters into the game before Murakami responded in the bottom half. Romo launched a two-run blast for the White Sox in the second.
Twins starter Zebby Matthews (1-2) produced his third quality start in as many appearances this season. He allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.
Yankees 4, Royals 3
Anthony Volpe lined a two-run, go-ahead single in the ninth inning as visiting New York won for the 12th consecutive time over Kansas City. Tim Hill (2-2) earned the victory in relief, and David Bednar collected his 12th save.
Cody Bellinger homered and J.C. Escarra went 3-for-4 for the Yankees. Starter Will Warren allowed two runs on three hits over six innings.
Lucas Erceg (3-2) blew his fourth save chance of the season for the Royals. Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. hit solo homers.
Reds 7, Mets 2
Spencer Steer drove in three runs and Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run fourth inning for visiting Cincinnati, which defeated struggling New York.
JJ Bleday went deep and Eugenio Suarez finished 2-for-3 with two runs for the Reds, who have won four of five. Nick Lodolo (1-1) allowed one run on six hits in six innings.
Marcus Semien, batting cleanup for the first time this season, went 2-for-4 with a homer as the Mets suffered their sixth loss in seven games. Nolan McLean (2-4) surrendered seven runs on five hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 6, Giants 2
Ketel Marte maintained his hot streak with four hits and three RBIs, Merrill Kelly threw seven sharp innings and Arizona opened a three-game series with a win at San Francisco.
Gabriel Moreno homered and scored twice for the Diamondbacks, who swept a three-game home series over the Giants last week. Corbin Carroll contributed two of Arizona’s 11 hits as the Diamondbacks won for the eighth time in nine games.
Giants starter Landen Roupp (5-5) lasted five innings while giving up four runs (two earned) on seven hits.
Nationals 10, Guardians 2
Curtis Mead hit two of Washington’s six home runs and the visiting Nationals cruised past Cleveland for their third straight win.
James Wood collected four hits, including a home run, for Washington. Luis Garcia Jr. accumulated three hits, including a two-run homer and a two-run single. Jacob Young and CJ Abrams also went deep, and Zack Littell (4-4) allowed one run in a season-high seven innings.
Rhys Hoskins homered for the Guardians, who have lost two of three. Tanner Bibee (0-7) surrendered seven runs in three innings.
Marlins 8, Blue Jays 2
Kyle Stowers, Javier Sanoja and Owen Caissie each recorded two hits and two RBIs as visiting Miami defeated Toronto for its season-best fourth consecutive win.
Janson Junk (3-5) gave up one run on eight hits in five innings for the Marlins. Toronto native Liam Hicks singled, walked and scored twice.
Ernie Clement homered for the Blue Jays, who have lost two straight. Trey Yesavage (2-2) allowed five runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Dodgers 5, Rockies 3
Freddie Freeman hit a go-ahead double in a four-run seventh inning and Los Angeles rallied for a victory over visiting Colorado to open a three-game series.
Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Andy Pages also recorded RBIs in the seventh as the Dodgers returned home following a 7-2 road trip. Los Angeles right-hander Emmet Sheehan surrendered two runs over six innings, and Kyle Hurt (1-0) allowed a run as the bullpen’s franchise-record 38-inning scoreless streak came to an end.
Ezequiel Tovar hit a solo home run and had two RBIs for the Rockies, while Tanner Gordon threw five innings of one-run ball in his first start of the season. Willie Castro and Tovar had two hits apiece for Colorado, which lost for the sixth time in its past seven games.
Mariners 9, Athletics 2
Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone belted two-run homers during a six-run third inning, powering Seattle to a victory over the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.
Randy Arozarena went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs while J.P. Crawford belted a solo shot. The Mariners hit a season-best four homers for the fourth time. Raley and Josh Naylor had two hits apiece for the Mariners, who had lost six of their previous nine games. Nick Kurtz drew a third-inning walk to tie the Athletics’ single-season record of reaching base in 48 consecutive games.
Shea Langeliers homered for the Athletics, who lost for the third time in four games. The A’s lead the American League West despite having a .500 record one-third into the season.
