BLAKE Snell took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Austin Nola singled home the only run in the second as the San Diego Padres beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).
The Padres blanked the Cardinals for a second straight night. St. Louis took a third consecutive shutout loss for the first time since the final three games of the 2015 season.
San Diego logged its fifth straight win — and third shutout victory in four games.
Snell (8-9) wound up allowing two hits and two walks in seven innings while equaling his career high with 13 strikeouts. Josh Hader worked a perfect inning for his 34th save.
Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas (11-13) gave up one unearned run on three hits in six innings.
In other games, it was the Yankees 14, Pirates 2; Astros 5, Rays 2; Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 1; Cubs 4, Marlins 3; Nationals 3, Braves 2; Orioles 8, Tigers 1; Brewers 6, Mets 0; Phillies 4, Blue Jays 3 (10 innings); Royals 5, Twins 2; Reds 5, Red Sox 1; Rangers 7, Angels 2; Guardians 8, White Sox 2; Athletics 2, Mariners 1; and Giants 6, Rockies 1.
Yankees 14, Pirates 2
Aaron Judge doubled twice and remained at 60 home runs as host New York routed Pittsburgh for its 11th win in 15 games. The Pirates took their sixth straight loss.
Judge doubled, struck out, doubled, grounded out and walked. He reached base for the 20th straight game and upped his average to .317 – tied with Boston’s Xander Bogaerts for the American League lead.
Oswaldo Cabrera and Gleyber Torres drove in five runs apiece for the Yankees. New York’s Luis Severino (6-3) returned from missing two months with a lat strain and allowed one run on two hits in five innings.
Astros 5, Rays 2
Kyle Tucker clubbed a mammoth two-run homer in Houston’s three-run eighth inning as the Astros swept their three-game series with Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Astros, who have won 10 of their past 11 games and seven straight series, outscored the Rays 14-2 in the series.
Lance McCullers Jr. (4-1) fired seven innings of two-run ball. Ryan Pressly earned his 30th with a scoreless ninth. — Field Level Media
