MLB Recap: Paul Skenes Unbeatable in Pirates Win | WKZO | All About Kalamazoo

Paul Skenes threw a seven-inning no-hitter against the home team Milwaukee Brewers before being eliminated, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory in the deciding game of a three-game series on Thursday afternoon.

Rookie Skenes (6-0), making his 11th Major League start, walked one batter and struck out 11, a career-high. But Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton pulled him before the eighth inning, as the right-handed pitcher had thrown 99 pitches (65 strikes).

Colin Holderman took over for Skenes and immediately got Milwaukee into the hit column, but he held the Brewers off the board and Aroldis Chapman threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his fourth save of the season.

Yasmani Grandal provided all the offensive duties Pittsburgh needed with an RBI double in the seventh. Andrew McCutchen went 1-for-2 with two walks for the Pirates.

Phillies 5, Dodgers 1

Brandon Marsh hit a home run, tripled and drove in two runs to help host Philadelphia beat Los Angeles.

Trea Turner homered and singled for the Phillies, who completed a three-game sweep. Kyle Schwarber added a solo homer for good measure. Phillies starter Aaron Nola (11-4) threw six innings, allowing four hits and one run with nine strikeouts and two walks.

The Phillies completed their first series sweep of the Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park since a four-game sweep in August 2008. Gavin Lux hit a home run and a single for the Dodgers, who have lost four in a row.

Cubs 8, Orioles 0

Justin Steele threw seven shutout innings and Seiya Suzuki drove in runs with three extra-base hits, helping Chicago complete a three-game sweep at Baltimore.

Steele (2-3), who played his first career complete game last week, surrendered just three hits while helping the Cubs win for the sixth time in seven games. Chicago’s Dansby Swanson homered and singled in a run.

Baltimore’s Albert Suarez (5-3) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings.

Rays 5, Yankees 4

Randy Arozarena hit a two-run home run and Brandon Lowe collected three hits to lead Tampa Bay to defeat New York in the deciding game of a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Yandy Diaz had a pair of doubles and scored twice for the Rays. Kevin Kelly (3-1) got the win in relief, and Pete Fairbanks earned his 16th save despite allowing a run in the ninth inning.

Juan Soto and Austin Wells each hit a solo home run for the Yankees, who are 0-7-1 in their last eight series. Nestor Cortes (4-8) was tagged for five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Red 8, Rockies 1

Tyler Stephenson hit a home run and a two-run home run to help Cincinnati to a win against visiting Colorado in the final of their four-game series.

Santiago Espinal also hit a home run, and Spencer Steer and Jonathan India each had three hits and two runs for the Reds, who took three of four in the series. Michael Toglia hit a home run for the Rockies, who lost four of five games.

In his first appearance since being named to his first All-Star team, Reds starter Hunter Greene (6-4) allowed one run and two hits in six innings, with a season-high 10 whiffs and two walks.

Blue Jays 5, Giants 3

Kevin Gausman made a successful return to the Bay Area, Danny Jansen and Spencer Horwitz hit home runs and Toronto won for the second straight time against host San Francisco in the final game of the series.

Gausman (7-8) overcame a two-run homer from Heliot Ramos in the first inning to record a victory in his first appearance at the site where he was a 2021 All-Star for the Giants. The right-handed pitcher allowed just those two runs on six hits in seven innings.

Zach Pop pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Chad Green rounded up a homer off Mike Yastrzemski in the ninth for his fifth save, helping the Blue Jays recover from an opening loss to win the series, just as they had in Seattle to open their nine-game Western series.

Mets 7, Nationals 0

David Peterson pitched six scoreless innings and Brandon Nimmo’s three-run double started a five-run fifth inning that gave New York a comfortable win over visiting Washington and wrapped up their three-game series.

Peterson (4-0) allowed four hits and walked three, striking out five in a 102-pitch effort. Four relievers accounted for the final three innings as New York earned its first shutout of the year and jumped into the National League’s final wild-card spot, a percentage point ahead of San Diego.

MacKenzie Gore (6-8) gave up four runs on three hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings, wasting four of them. Washington lost for the sixth time in seven games and fell to 4-12 in its last 16 games.

Red Sox 7, A’s 0

Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, while Tanner Houck pitched six dominant innings as Boston defeated visiting Oakland.

Connor Wong (2-for-3, RBI, three runs) and Wilyer Abreu (3-for-4, two RBIs) also homered for the Red Sox. Houck (8-6) struck out six in six innings of two-hit ball in his last start before making his first All-Star appearance. He walked three.

The Red Sox jumped out immediately for a three-run first inning, forcing Oakland starter Luis Medina (2-4) to deal with 34 pitches. All runs came with two outs.

Tigers 10, Guardians 1

Riley Greene had three hits and drove in three runs, Gio Urshela hit a three-run double and host Detroit beat Cleveland.

Carson Kelly hit a solo home run as the Tigers won three of four games in the series. Detroit starter Jack Flaherty (6-5), making his first appearance this month, limited Cleveland to one run and two hits in six innings. Flaherty, who is battling a lower back injury, walked two and struck out four.

Spencer Howard (1-2) surrendered four runs and seven hits in three innings in his Guardians debut. He was acquired last week for cash from San Francisco. Bo Naylor hit a home run for the American League Central leaders.

–Media at field level