Muncy began the ninth with a drive to deep right field.
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Mazara looked at his glove as he retrieved the ball.
The play was quickly called a double, ending Lewis’ quest for Texas’ first no-hitter in 22 years.
Two batters later, Lewis (6-0) lost his shutout when left fielder Ryan Rua couldn’t make a diving catch on a blooper by Coco Crisp that went for an RBI double (see full recap). Rodriguez was chased, in part, by Adam Jones, who homered in the third and hit an RBI double in the fourth.
The win, the Orioles’ sixth in 10 games with Boston this season, gave Baltimore the series 2-1 and snapped the tie atop the division.
Thus far into the 2016 regular season, Lewis has made 14 starts while pitching a total of 93 innings en route to a flawless 6-0 record.
Colby Lewis of the Texas Rangers is pitching a no-hitter through eight innings against the Oakland Athletics. Oakland’s Jake Smolinski has been heating up, going 8-for-16 with two homers and six RBIs during his six-game hitting streak. He walked one and struck out six to raise his record to 3-5 with his fifth major league win.
Heading into the seventh, neither team had scored, and the two squads had combined for just one hit – a second-inning single by Ranger third baseman Adrian Beltre. Dan Straily (4-3) allowed 6 runs, 7 hits and 3 walks in 41/3 innings for the visiting Reds. He’s pitched less than five innings in each of his last two starts and three of his last four starts.
Texas Rangers’ Ian Desmond, right, celebrates with Elvis Andrus (1) after hitting a home run against the Oakland Athletics in the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 16, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. “You have to go back to work”.
Max Muncy was retired on a running catch in his first at-bat Thursday. He then gave up a hard-hit fly ball to Marcus Semien, but left fielder Ryan Rua ran down the ball just in front of the warning track for the third out.
1B Freddie Freeman, Braves – A day after hitting for the cycle, Freeman stayed hot.
MINNEAPOLIS – Didi Gregorius had two hits, including a three-run home run in the seventh inning, to lift NY over Minnesota at Target Field.
ATLANTA – Matt Wisler bounced back from two poor starts to help Atlanta defeat Cincinnati at Turner Field.
Blue Jays 13, Phillies 2 • J.A. Happ allowed three hits and an unearned run in seven innings and visiting Toronto hit five home runs in a victory over Philadelphia.
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Lewis is coming off his longest outing of the season, an eight-inning effort at Seattle on Saturday in which he allowed one run and three hits but settled for a no-decision.
