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The visiting Blue Jays trailed the Houston Astros 10-0 on Monday night when Toronto’s Isiah Kiner-Falefa, to that point the team’s third baseman, stepped to the pitcher’s mound for the bottom of the eighth. This would be 29-year-old Kiner-Falefa’s mere fifth career appearance as a pitcher, but he has already written himself into hurling history: …

Wade Miley pitched baseball’s second no-hitter in three days — and fourth already this season — leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 win Friday night over the Cleveland Indians, who were no-hit for the second time in a month. Miley (4-2) relied on breaking pitches and his experience of 11-plus major league seasons to …

The San Diego Padres are no longer the only major league team without a no-hitter. And for that they can thank local product Joe Musgrove, who twirled his first career no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Friday night. Musgrove’s outing, which included 10 strikeouts and just one …

BREAKING: Justin Verlander tosses third no-hitter  Detroit Sports Nation Astros starter Justin Verlander throws no-hitter against Blue Jays  USA TODAY Greybeard ace Justin Verlander schools Blue Jays with no-hitter  Yahoo Sports Astros ace Justin Verlander throws third career no-hitter, strikes out 14 in dominant outing vs. Blue Jays  CBS Sports Ex-Detroit Tigers star Justin Verlander throws third no-hitter, 2nd …

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The shrine that has become Tyler Skaggs’ locker in the Los Angeles’ clubhouse had a new addition Saturday — the ball from the final out of the no-hitter the Angels pitched while wearing their late teammate’s jersey. As they prepared to face Seattle on what would have been Skaggs’ 28th birthday, the …

Photo: John McCoy (Getty Images) In their first home game since the death of 27-year-old pitcher Tyler Skaggs on July 1, the Angels threw a combined no-hitter in a 13-0 win over the Mariners on a night dedicated to the player’s memory. Right from the jump, it was clear that Friday’s game was going to …

It was the Angels’ first home game since Skaggs died, and his mother, Debbie, took his place on the mound surrounded by Skaggs wife, Carli, his stepbrother and stepfather, according to Major League Baseball. In honor of her son, she threw the ceremonial first pitch — a perfect strike, MLB said. The game ended with …

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels honored their late teammate, Tyler Skaggs, in the best way possible Friday night. They all wore his No. 45 jersey onto the field, played a video montage on the giant video board, brought his mother out to the pitcher’s mound, then put together one of the most impressive …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin worried when Kumar Rocker came off the mound after a first inning where the freshman pitcher hit Duke centerfielder Kennie Taylor with a pitch near the left eye. Taylor returned to the Duke dugout after a trip to a hospital for tests. Rocker settled down and pitched the …