Ohtani has no-hitter broken up in 8th, Angels beat A's

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani pitched no-hit ball into the eighth inning and extended his hitting streak to 14 games, leading the Los Angeles Angels over the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Thursday night. In his final home start of the season, Ohtani (15-8) issued a leadoff walk to Tony Kemp before retiring the next 22 batters. Conner Capel broke up the no-hit bid with a sharp grounder that deflected off sliding shortstop Livan Soto’s glove and into left-center field with two outs in the eighth. Dermis Garcia followed with a clean single to left before Ohtani retired Shea Langeliers on a grounder to third to end the inning. Ohtani had a perfect game through 5 1/3 innings at Houston on April 20 before Jason Castro lined a single in the sixth. Luis Rengifo, Taylor Ward and Max Stassi had solo home runs for the Angels. They have won four straight and five of six. It was Oakland’s 100th loss, marking the first time since 1979 it has reached triple digits in the loss column. Cole Irvin (9-13) took the loss. CUBS 2, PHILLIES 0 CHICAGO (AP) – Philadelphia lost its fifth straight game as it fights for the National League’s final wild-card berth, falling to Chicago. Philadelphia had a half-game lead over Milwaukee after the Brewers’ home loss to Miami later Thursday. Seeking their first playoff berth since 2011, the Phillies have lost the first three games of a season-ending 10-game trip and 10 of 13 overall since peaking at a season-best 80-62. Philadelphia holds the tiebreaker against Milwaukee, winning the season series 4-2. The Phillies go to major league-worst Washington for four games, then close with three at AL-best Houston. Bryce Harper had three of six hits for the Phillies, who are 1 for their last 21 with runners in scoring position. J.T. Realmuto went 0 for 4 and struck out twice in his 1,000th game. Cub rookie Javier Assad (2-2) allowed five hits in five innings. Keegan Thompson gave up a hit over three innings for his second big league save and first this year. Ranger Suárez (10-6) was the loser. MARLINS 4, BREWERS 2 MILWAUKEE (AP) – Avisaíl García came off the injured list and hit a grand slam in the eighth inning in Miami’s victory over Milwaukee. The Brewers have six games remaining, all at home – three more against Miami and three against Arizona. Garcia’s 411-foot blast came off Freddy Peralta (4-4), a regular starter making his first relief appearance of the season. García, who was with the Brewers in 2020 and 2021, was put on the injured list Sept. 13 with a left hamstring strain. He was sent to Triple-A Jacksonville for a rehab assignment Monday before being activated Thursday. Tommy Nance (1-3) pitched the seventh inning after being activated from the injured list. Dylan Floro worked the ninth for his ninth save. GUARDIANS 2, RAYS 1 CLEVELAND (AP) – Rookies Oscar Gonzalez and Steven Kwan drove in runs in the eighth inning and Cleveland kept Tampa Bay from clinching an AL wild-card spot. Tampa Bay had a chance in the ninth, loading the bases on three walks by Trevor Stephan. But Ji-Man Choi struck out and Isaac Paredes flied out short right as Stephan earned his third save. The Guardians have 37 come-from-behind wins and extended their team record to 29 victories in their final at-bat. Enyel De Los Santos (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth as Cleveland improved to 20-4 since Sept. 4. Shawn Armstrong (2-3) was the loser. DODGERS 5, PADRES 2 SAN DIEGO (AP) – Miguel Vargas hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with the bases loaded in the sixth inning and NL West champion Los Angeles slowed San Diego’s playoff push.