The scuffling Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday came oh-so-close to throwing a no-hitter for the second time in three games.
Tyler Glasnow and Blake Treinen did not allow a hit to the Colorado Rockies through eight innings, but their bid for MLB’s first no-hitter of the season was broken up on Ryan Ritter’s double to left field against Tanner Scott leading off the ninth inning.
The Dodgers rallied for a 3-1 victory that kept them one game ahead of San Diego in the National League West race.
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“It would’ve been nice, but it doesn’t matter,” Glasnow said of the potential no-hitter.
Glasnow struck out 11 and walked two on 105 pitches — one off his season high — 65 for strikes over seven innings in his first career start against Colorado.
“He was fantastic all night,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Treinen replaced Glasnow to start the eighth and retired the side in order.
Glasnow (2-3) earned his first victory since March 31 against Atlanta. The right-hander has had 10 no-decisions in his 15 starts.
“Whatever I found in the fourth, just everything was on time,” Glasnow said. “After the fourth, I felt pretty locked in.”
Scott notched his 21st save, retiring the final three batters after Ritter’s hit.
Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a no-hitter broken up with two outs in the ninth inning at Baltimore on Saturday and the Orioles rallied for a stunning 4-3 win.
“The guys are doing it all,” said Ben Rortvedt, who caught for Yamamoto and Glasnow after being called up from Triple-A last week. “They’re making it look easy.”
The Dodgers went 1-5 on their East Coast trip and were 3-7 in their past 10 going into the game, having struggled against last-placed teams Pittsburgh and Baltimore.
“Getting a team win was great,” Roberts said. “I was more excited these guys were throwing the baseball well.”
Against Colorado, the Dodgers took a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning on Mookie Betts’ two-out, two-run single to center that scored Andy Pages, who was hit by a pitch, and Shohei Ohtani, who doubled with two outs.
“The offense has to pull our weight,” Betts said. “We did okay today, but we have to do a lot better.”
Glasnow gave up a run in the second inning on Kyle Farmer’s sacrifice fly that scored Jordan Beck, who walked leading off the second. The Dodgers tied it 1-1 on Freddie Freeman’s RBI double off reliever Juan Meija in the bottom of the sixth.
Glasnow was scratched from his last scheduled start on Friday last week at Baltimore due to back tightness, although exams showed no issue.
“I didn’t think about it all today,” he said. “I felt very nice.”
Elsewhere, the Phillies edged the Mets 1-0, the Guardians routed the Royals 10-2, the Rangers blanked the Brewers 5-0, the Nationals mastered the Marlins 15-7 and the Braves beat the Cubs 4-1.
The Giants downed the Diamondbacks 11-5, the Twins trounced the Angels 12-3, the Red Sox routed the Athletics 7-0, the Mariners sank the Cardinals 4-2 and the Padres pipped the Reds 4-3 in 10 innings.
Additional reporting by staff writer
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