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• J.T. Ginn loses no-hitter in ninth inning in A’s loss

  • AP, ANAHEIM, California
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  Athletics starter J.T. Ginn on Monday took a no-hitter and a one-run lead into the ninth inning.

  Six pitches later, he walked off the mound with a heartbreaking loss.

  Adam Frazier lined a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth and Zach Neto followed with a two-run homer that gave the Los Angeles Angels a 2-1 victory, snapping a six-game skid, while stunning Ginn and the A’s.

  

  J.T. Ginn pitches against the Los Angeles Angels in their MLB game in Anaheim, California, on Monday.

  Photo: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

  “Obviously, a tough game,” Ginn said. “Just keep your head up and keep moving forward. It’s just the nature of the game that we play. I attack the zone and I live with that.”

  Frazier lined an 0-2 pitch over shortstop for a clean single, giving Los Angeles just their third base runner. Neto then drove a 2-0 sinker to center field for his eighth home run of the season.

  “Just a crazy game to play,” Ginn said. “I fell behind 2-0, threw a good sinker, and he was waiting on it and put a good swing on it. So, tip your cap to him.”

  Ginn (2-2) was trying for the first no-hitter in the majors since Shota Imanaga combined with two Chicago Cubs relievers for a 12-0 win over Pittsburgh on Sept. 4, 2024. The previous pitcher to throw a complete-game no-hitter was Blake Snell for the San Francisco Giants against Cincinnati on Aug. 2, 2024.

  Ginn threw a career-high 105 pitches, 64 for strikes. He struck out 10, walked one and hit Neto with a pitch in the sixth inning.

  The right-hander from Mississippi, who turns 27 today, struck out the side in the seventh and finished the inning with his 10th strikeout — setting a career high.

  “J.T. dominated all night. For him to walk off the mound with a loss there, it hurts, obviously,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said. “He pitched probably the best game he’s pitched in his big league career, and to have an opportunity to get a no-hitter, and two hits later you walk off with a loss, it’s tough. I had full confidence in him going out there in that inning at 100 pitches and trying to get it done. It just didn’t work out.”

  Pinch-hitter Lawrence Butler put the A’s ahead 1-0 with an RBI single in the top of the ninth. Angels reliever Chase Silseth got slugger Nick Kurtz to ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded.

  It was the 30th career start for Ginn, who made his major league debut in August 2024.

  “He did such a phenomenal job all night keeping guys off balance. His stuff was nasty. Just kind of rolling, you know, and then it’s gut-wrenching stuff in the ninth for it to end that way. It definitely sucks right now,” Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers said. “Baseball will humble you in all sorts of ways... It’s going to be hard to flush this one.”

  The Angels have not been no-hit since Sept. 11, 1999 — the longest active streak in the majors.

  Elsewhere, the Padres pipped the Dodgers 1-0, the Rays routed the Orioles 16-6, the Diamondbacks downed the Giants 12-2, the Phillies edged the Reds 5-4, the Marlins blanked the Braves 12-0, the Yankees overcame the Blue Jays 7-6 and the Red Sox defeated the Royals 3-1.

  The Guardians tamed the Tigers 8-2, the Mariners sank the White Sox 6-1, the Brewers crushed the Cubs 9-3, the Twins tamed the Astros 6-3, the Rockies edged the Rangers 7-6 and the Mets mastered the Nationals 16-7 in 12 innings.

  Additional reporting by staff writer
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