Justin Verlander’s no-hit bid was finally over in the seventh inning — and before refocusing, the Tigers ace saw his shortstop do something amusing.
“When the double was hit, and the ball came back in, everybody started cheering,” Verlander said. “[Jhonny] Peralta caught the ball and looked up at the board checking the hits. That’s when I knew he didn’t know. I was like, ‘Come on, Jhonny.’ ”
Verlander fell seven outs short of his third career no-hitter, but the Tigers ace looked sharp in his final start before the All-Star break, and host Detroit backed him with three home runs in a 5-0 blanking of the Rangers yesterday.
Mitch Moreland’s two-out double to right-center broke up the bid. Verlander (10-6) left the game after the seventh with a tight right quad muscle.
Athletics 3, Red Sox 2 (11)
In Oakland, Calif., Josh Donaldson blooped an RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning and the Athletics won despite a stellar start by Red Sox rookie Brandon Workman.
Workman took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning of his first major league start. Coco Crisp broke it up with a leadoff infield single.
Workman became the third rookie in four days to pitch no-hit ball into the sixth inning of his first big league start — Houston’s Jarred Cosart and Cleveland’s Danny Salazar did it in their major league debuts.
Reds 8, Braves 4
In Atlanta, Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer in a four-run third inning, Shin-Soo Choo also homered, and the Reds beat the Braves.
Cardinals 10, Cubs 6
In Chicago, Yadier Molina hit a three-run homer in St. Louis’ four-run ninth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Cubs in the majors’ final game before the All-Star break.
Orioles 7, Blue Jays 4
In Baltimore, Chris Davis hit his 37th home run to tie the AL mark prior to the All-Star break as the Orioles cruised past the Blue Jays.
Davis doubled in two runs in the first inning and hit a two-run homer in the third to give him 93 RBIs, second-most in the majors behind Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera. He and Cabrera are the only players in major league history to have 30 homers and 90 RBIs before the All-Star game.
By going deep in a fourth straight game, Davis equaled Reggie Jackson’s AL mark of 37 homers before the break, set in 1969. The major league record is 39, by Barry Bonds in 2001.
Phillies 4, White Sox 3 (10)
In Philadelphia, John Mayberry Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Phillies over the White Sox.
All three games in the series went extra innings, as the teams played a total of 34 innings over 11 hours, 12 minutes.
Rays 5, Astros 0
In St. Petersburg, Fla., rookie Chris Archer pitched a five-hitter for his first complete game in the majors, and Desmond Jennings homered as the Rays won for the 14th time in 16 games.
Nationals 5, Marlins 2 (10)
In Miami, Denard Span had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-out RBI double in the 10th inning, and the Nationals topped the Marlins. The defending NL East champs averted a series sweep and snapped a three-game losing streak.
Indians 6, Royals 4
In Cleveland, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run double to cap a sixth-inning comeback, and the Indians completed a three-game sweep of the Royals.
Padres 10, Giants 1
In San Diego, Carlos Quentin hit one of the Padres’ four home runs and drove in three runs in a rout of Barry Zito and the Giants, a day after being no-hit by Tim Lincecum.