SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma threw a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday in a 3-0 victory that made him the just the second Japanese pitcher to accomplish the feat. Iwakuma, who improved to 4-2 in an injury-hit season, joined Hideo Nomo, who tossed two no-hitters, as he struck out seven and walked three at Seattle's Safeco Field in his first career complete game. The 34-year-old Japanese threw 116 pitches featuring a devastating splitter as he registered the first American League no-hitter since his team mate Felix Hernandez threw a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 15, 2012. “I missed a lot of time in the first half, two and a half months that I couldn't help my team at all,” Iwakuma said through an interpreter in a report on mlb.com. “That's all I have in mind, come back and give it all I've got. Every start I have, make up for the lost time that I've had the first half and do everything to contribute for the team.” Iwakuma's no-hitter was the fourth in Major League Baseball this season, following the Giants' Chris Heston (June 9), the Nationals' Max Scherzer (June 20) and the Phillies' Cole Hamels (July 25). Blue Jays 10, Athletics 3 Chris Colabello and Justin Smoak each hit three-run homers, while R.A. Dickey pitched six innings as the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to 10 games by defeating the Oakland Athletics 10-3. Colabello finished with two hits and four RBIs. Dickey (7-10), the Blue Jays' knuckleballer, allowed six hits, two walks and three runs while striking out four. Indians 2, Yankees 1 Cleveland's Danny Salazar and Cody Allen combined on a four-hitter, while the Yankees' offensive woes continued as the Indians beat New York 2-1. It's the fifth successive loss for the Yankees, who have only scored six runs in the five games. The right-handed Salazar (10-6) pitched 7-1/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits. He struck out eight and walked five. Twins 11, Rangers 1 The Minnesota Twins kept their foot on the gas as they rolled to a 11-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. Twins designated hitter Miguel Sano cracked two homers and drove in six runs while center fielder Aaron Hicks tied a career high with four hits. Other results: Tigers 7, Royals 4; White Sox 3, Angels 2 (13 innings). National League Reds 7, Padres 3 Rookie starter Raisel Iglesias retired 16 straight batters after serving up a three-run homer to Matt Kemp in the first innings as the Cincinnati Reds posted a 7-3 victory over the San Diego Padres. Reds first baseman Joey Votto was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Padres left-handed reliever Frank Garces. He scored three runs and stole a base. Right fielder Jay Bruce had a two-run triple for the Reds. Mets 3, Rockies 0 Jacob deGrom threw seven shutout innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter as the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0. Third baseman Juan Uribe and first baseman Michael Cuddyer delivered back-to-back, two-out RBI hits in the fourth inning for the Mets. Phillies 7, Diamondbacks 6 Philadelphia catcher Cameron Rupp homered and drove in four runs while rookie Aaron Nola won his third game in the Phillies' 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Rupp's three-run homer off reliever Keith Hessler capped a four-run sixth inning for the Phillies. Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt had three hits and a walk, drove in two runs and scored two to improve his National League-leading batting average to .341. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2 A rare Yadier Molina triple enabled the St. Louis Cardinals to clinch a 4-2 win over the Pirates. Molina's triple in the bottom of the sixth inning scored center fielder Randal Grichuk after right fielder Gregory Polanco tried for an ankle-high catch but missed as the ball rolled past him and to the wall. It was just the fifth triple of Molina's 12-year big league career, but his second in three weeks. Other results: Cubs 3, Brewers 2 (10 innings); Dodgers 4, Nationals 2. Inter-League Astros 2, Giants 0 Colby Rasmus and Jed Lowrie belted solo home runs to complement the five-hit pitching of Scott Feldman and four relievers, earning the Houston Astros a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Rasmus broke a scoreless tie with the home run, his 15th of the season, off Giants starter Chris Heston leading off the seventh inning. Other results: Marlins 14, Red Sox 6; Rays 9, Braves 6. — Agencies
