MLB roundup: Orioles John Means no-hits Mariners
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06 May 2021, 16:55 GMT+10
John Means pitched Baltimore s first no-hitter in 30 years and the organization s first no-hitter by a lone pitcher since Jim Palmer in 1969, and the Orioles defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-0 Wednesday afternoon.
Means (4-0) faced 27 batters but was not quite perfect in matching his career-high with 12 strikeouts. Pat Valaika and Trey Mancini homered for Baltimore, which took two of three games in the series.
The only baserunner Means allowed came on a strikeout. With one out in the third inning, Seattle s Sam Haggerty swung and missed on a 1-2 pitch low and in the dirt. The ball went all the way to the backstop, allowing Haggerty to reach first base without a throw on the wild pitch.
Yang makes first start in majors; Rangers beat Twins 3-1
Hyeon-Jong Yang made his first major league start after 14 years in the Korea Baseball Organization, getting the Texas Rangers off to a strong start in an eventual 3-1 win against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
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MINNEAPOLIS Hyeon-Jong Yang made his first major league start after 14 years in the Korea Baseball Organization, getting the Texas Rangers off to a strong start in an eventual 3-1 win against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
Yang, the former South Korea MVP, struck out seven of the first nine batters he faced and eight overall in 3 1/3 innings. Making a spot start after two relief appearances earlier this season, Yang gave up four hits.
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Whew. Right when it looks like the Twins are back on track, the bullpen strikes again.
After a true heartbreaker on Tuesday night, Minnesota has called up Lewis Thorpe to take climb the bump and try to erase the horrific taste of his squad’s collapse only 24 hours prior.
Thorpe started the first (and only) game the Twins played in L.A. earlier this year, allowing two earned runs in four innings. He then pitched a single inning in relief in Oakland a few days later before he was optioned off the roster.