Springs' No-Hitter Bid Broken in 7th vs. Yankees

New York pitcher Jeffrey Springs of the Oakland Athletics came within one out of a no-hitter Thursday against the New York Yankees before rookie Ben Rice broke it up with a single to right field in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium.

Springs, a left-hander making his third start of the season, walked Giancarlo Stanton to open the inning after catcher Austin Wynns lost an automated ball-strike challenge on a pitch ruled a ball. With Stanton on first, Rice lined an 83 mph slider from Springs on his 84th pitch of the game for a clean hit, ending the bid. The Athletics held a 1-0 lead at the time, having scored their lone run earlier on a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh.

Through six innings, Springs had been dominant, allowing just two baserunners in the third on a walk and an error before escaping the jam. He struck out Yankees captain Aaron Judge looking on a changeup to end that frame. In the fifth, Springs retired shortstop Jose Caballero on a deep fly to left field, and he closed the sixth by winning an ABS challenge that turned a potential ball four into a called third strike against third baseman Ryan McMahon. Judge then grounded out softly to third base, leaving...