Carlos Rodon loses perfect match in 9th place, gets non-hitter

Carlos Rodon jumped near the hill, surrounded by exuberant teammates. All the injuries, all the uncertainty, it seemed like a lifetime ago.

From no grid to no-hitter – Rodon arrived there in his moment.

The left-hander threw away the second victim of the young baseball season on Wednesday night and lost his bid for a perfect game on a hit with one out in the ninth innings, and the Chicago White Sox sailed after an 8-0 win over Cleveland.

“It just feels good to finally sit here and tell you that I dominated today, and it feels good,” Rodon said. ‘I’ve never really done that. I’ve never done this at this level, and it feels good to say I did. ”

The 28-year-old pitcher enlisted the help of ALMVP Jose Abreu, who picked up Josh Naylor’s slow bouncer who led out of the ninth and got his toes on first base at the last minute. The pandemic-restricted crowd of 7,148, put together on a cool, sharp night, had to endure a rapid repetition review when the Indians challenged it, but the call was upheld.

Rodon looted Roberto Perez on the back foot with a 0-2 move – the only runner he allowed. An unbelieving Rodon looked almost puzzled when Perez first went to first place and asked the veteran catcher if the ball really hit him.

It has. A perfect game that saves inches – then loses with one foot.

Rodon eventually calmed down again to keep looking for Yu Chang and pull Jordan Luplow out on a sharp basis to third baseman Yoan Moncada and start a joyous celebration. Rodon stretches out his arms as Moncada jumps towards him and catcher Zack Collins joins the improvisation party.

“It was the most incredible thing I’ve ever done behind the scenes,” said the 26-year-old Collins.

Rodon has been through a series of injuries over the course of his career, and he was out of work for a while last winter. Back in December, the White Sox did not want to offer him a 2021 contract. The number 3 pick in the 2014 amateur draft was re-signed as a free agent with the team and agrees to a $ 3 million one-year deal on February 1st.

It looks like a pretty good call at the moment. Rodon (2-0) won a spot in the rotation in the spring practice and scored five pointless innings in his first start of the season. He was supposed to play against Cleveland on Monday, but was scratched due to a stomach ache.

“There’s an old saying, ‘There’s not much justice in this game, but every now and then,’ ‘Chicago manager Tony La Russa said.

“For me, he has proven to be a rejector, and that’s really a good thing for his and our future.”

It was the first time the White Sox did not strike, as Lucas Giolito was second among the big league teams behind the Dodgers (23) on August 25 last year against Pittsburgh and the 20th in franchise history.

Perez picked out twice earlier in the game and said when he showed up in the ninth, he was unaware that Rodon had not allowed a base runner.

“To be honest, I did not really think he had a perfect match before I got a hit,” Perez said. ‘I thought he had a non-hitter going on, but I really did not think he had a perfect match. It’s hard, man. I’m not going to stand there and hit, especially not on a night like tonight when it was cold. But that’s just part of the game. ”

Rodon’s gem came just five days after Joe Musgrove threw a no-hitter for his hometown of Padres into Texas – the first no-no in club history. San Diego was the only major league franchise without one.

Rodon worked quickly in short sleeves while the top of his jersey was unbuttoned, throwing 75 of 114 spots for strikes. He hit seven in his first exclusion in the league and his second full game.

It was his first home win since hitting six effective innings for a 7-3 win over Minnesota on August 22, 2018.

The playing time temperature was 45 degrees, and most other players wore long sleeves. But the cold Rodón does not seem to bother at all.

He was in charge from the start. Franmil Reyes led eight places on the fifth, but jumped to third place after a 2-2 offer. The crowd cheered when, after 7 minutes, José Ramírez’s charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day.

“He kind of overwhelmed us,” Indiana manager Terry Francona said.

Above Bichette, Yankees slugger paired Aaron Judge in the power division and had to take the final jog.

Bichette has twice homer, including a game to lead the ninth innings that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Yankees on Wednesday.

“I think I just started warming up,” Bichette said. ‘I think I ground for a while. It’s part of baseball, you fight until you start to feel good. It’s a good feeling now. ‘

Bichette drove a pitch from Chad Green (0-2) in the opposite direction to right midfield, while Toronto took two of three games in the series.

Bichette tied his career high with a hit streak of 11 games. He had three hits and also stole a base.

Alejandro Kirk also visited the Blue Jays. Rafael Dolis (1-0) worked the ninth to achieve the victory.

Judge hit two home games for the Yankees, which was 2-4 on a road trip. The Yankees also lost two of three at Tampa Bay.

“These are the little things,” the judge said. “I looked back. These are either faulty faults, or faults in the outfield, not just a clutch stroke. There are a lot of things. For me personally, there are a few things I need to work on to put this team in a better position to deliver better results. ”

The Yankees have scored 23 runs over the six games.

“Inconsistent,” the judge said. ‘That’s the word I keep coming back to. If you do not have good innings throughout, you should put the ball in play if we need it, but hit situations. ”

Toronto won 3-3 with one rainfall in its first homeland for regular season at TD Ballpark, its spring training ground.

The Blue Jays play their first three home runs until May in Florida due to Covid-19 restrictions in Canada. The team used Sahlen Field, its class AAA Stadium in Buffalo, as home base last year and was able to return there later in the season.

David Peterson conceded a career high with ten shots in six dominant innings and catcher James McCann hit his first home game with the Mets and sent the team past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Wednesday night for his third consecutive win.

McCann had three hits, including a two-pointer homer in the eighth. Brandon Nimmo and Dominic Smith also received three strokes per piece, and Francisco Lindor passed twice.

Peterson (1-1) outscored former Mets starter Zack Wheeler, conceding just two hits and bouncing back nicely from a rough outing in Philadelphia last week. The second year left left NL East rival Phillies after going up against them with an ERA of 16.50 in two careers and an ERA of 2.64 in nine heats against all the other teams.

Three relievers ended a three-pointer for the Mets. Aaron Loup got five outs and Edwin Díaz blew two in a perfect ninth against the meat of the Phillies order.

Philadelphia batsmen hit 14 times.

After starting the season 4-0, the weakening Phillies dropped six of eight – including the first three games of this series for four games.

The Mets jumped early and scored two runs against Wheeler in the first innings. The red-hot Nimmo started business with a lead single against his former teammate, who needed 29 spots to penetrate the first.

Lindor and Smith follow with the consecutive singles, which Nimmo achieves. Lindor came in when Pete Alonso grounded in a double play.

Wheeler made his first league debut with the Mets and was 44-38 with an ERA of 3.77 in 126 from the start of the regular season from 2013-19.

The right-hand man left after the 2019 season for a $ 118 million five-year deal with the Phillies. He is 1-1 with a 3.71 ERA in four games against his old club.

Five Astros on Covid-19 list for injured

The Houston Astros put second baseman Jose Altuve, third baseman Alex Bregman, designated hitter Yordan Alvarez, catcher Martin Maldonado and striker Robel Garcia on the injured list due to Covid-19 health and safety protocols.

General manager James Click made the announcement on Wednesday, hours before the Astros would conclude a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers.

Click said he could not say whether a player tested positive for the coronavirus or was exposed to someone who had it and that the length of each player’s absence would be determined by the contract testing performed.

Click was asked if the situation could have caused the match to be postponed.

“We were in close contact with Major League Baseball all day about the possibility,” he said. “They do not believe there is a health safety reason not to play. From now on we play the game. ”

To take their place, strikers Taylor Jones, Abraham Toro and Alex De Goti, fielder Ronnie Dawson and catcher Garrett Stubbs were recalled from the alternative training ground.

The Astros have lost four games in a row after a 6-1 start and now have to play without four members of their starting lineup.

“It’s just a challenge for the rest of us guys to pick us up and get back on track,” Click said. ‘Of course we’ve struggled a bit the last four games. When it rains, it goes. It’s a tough situation, but we can not allow it to take our focus away from winning this match. ”