MLB roundup: Yankees' Nestor Cortes flirts with no-hitter

Nestor Cortes came within five outs of a no-hitter before allowing a single to Eli White, and the New York Yankees pushed across a run in the eighth inning to beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Monday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.

Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI double for the Yankees, who won for the 13th time in 15 games and joined the crosstown New York Mets as the second team in the majors with 20 wins.

Cortes lost his no-hit bid when White hit a 91 mph fastball into short center field on the left-hander's 103rd pitch. After White singled, manager Aaron Boone promptly lifted Cortes and the former 36th-round draft pick earned a standing ovation.

Cortes was bidding to throw the 13th no-hitter in team history and the second against Texas in less than a year. Cortes pitched a career-high 7 1/3 innings. He struck out 11 - one shy of his career high set April 17 in Baltimore - and threw 103 pitches, also one shy of his career high.

Texas came within five outs of being no-hit for the third time in the past two seasons. The Rangers were also no-hit on April 9, 2021 in San Diego by Joe Musgrove.

Reds 10, Brewers 5

Kyle Farmer snapped a 0-for-34 slump with a three-run homer and Brandon Drury also hit a three-run shot to power host Cincinnati past Milwaukee.

Farmer's homer broke the longest hitless drought by a Reds player since 1954 and led the Reds to their first winning streak of the year at two straight. Every Reds starter had at least one hit and one run scored.

Rowdy Tellez drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers, who lost their third in a row.

Orioles 6, Royals 1

Tyler Wells allowed one run in a career-high six innings as host Baltimore benefited from one big scoring burst to beat Kansas City.

A six-run fifth inning supported the first victory