MLB: Tim Lincecum joins Christy Mathewson in the San Francisco Giants' record books
Thursday 26 June 2014 08:21, UK
Tim Lincecum became the second San Francisco Giant to pitch two no-hitters as the San Diego Padres were beaten 4-0 at AT&T Park on Wednesday night.
He joins Christy Mathewson in the Giants' history books, with the MLB great having achieved the same in 1905. Lincecum's previous no-hitter was also against the Padres, coming last year.
The Detroit Tigers made it six wins in a row as they beat the Texas Rangers 8-6 in Arlington.
Victor and J.D Martinez hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to seal the win.
There was a fifth win in a row for the Los Angeles Angels as they got the better of the Minesotta Twins 6-2.
The New York Yankees ended their four-game losing run with a 5-3 win over the American League East leading Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Mark Teixeira's two-run shot in amongst a four-run third inning did the job.
Frustrated
The Baltimore Orioles were frustrated by the Chicago White Sox for seven innings before waking up in the eighth and then winning it 5-4 in the 12th.
Elsewhere the Washington Nationals were crushed 9-2 by the Milwaukee Brewers and RBI doubles from Daniel Descalso and Matt Carpenter helped the St Louis Cardinals recover to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6.
David Ortiz managed three RBIs as the Boston Red Sox edged the Seattle Marines 5-4, the Cleveland Indians saw off the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 and Alex Wood shut-out the Houston Astros in a 4-0 Atlanta Braves success.
The Miami Marlins shaded the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, the Cincinatti Reds made it 19 wins out of 22 as they got past the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Oakland A's beat the New York Mets 8-5.
The Tampa Bay Rays saw off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 and AJ Ellis hit the winner as the Los Angeles Dodgers emerged 5-4 winners against the Kansas City Royals.
