Yanks’ Cole loses no-hit bid in 8th, Rays’ Paredes singles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole lost his no-hit bid in the eighth inning when Tampa Bay’s Isaac Paredes led off by grounding a clean single to center field.
Paredes hit a slider that bounced off the pitcher’s mound and into the outfield on Cole’s 105th pitch Monday night at Tropicana Field.
New York led 2-0.
The 31-year-old right-hander had struck out 12 and walked three through seven innings.