Springs' No-Hit Bid Falls Short, A's Edge Yankees

0:00On April 10th, Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs was one out of way from a no-hitter against the New York Yankees on Thursday, but Ben Rice smashed a single to Reifield with one out in the seventh inning. Springs had walked to Giancarlo Stanton right before on a challenge call that went against him, then on his 84th pitch, Rice ripped and 83 mile per hour slider for the clean hit. At that point, the A's clung to a one-nothing lead. The A's dominated early, stranding just two runners in the third and racking up key strike outs, including Aaron Judge on a change-up. He even flipped the challenge in the sixth to nail Ryan McMahon looking. The A's have 13 no-hitters in their history, with the last one by Mike Fears back on May 7th, 2019, against Cincinnati Inn, Oakland. The Yankees have been blanked on hits eight times, most recently by a Houston combo in June 2022 at Yankee Stadium. Springs settled for a gem anyway, keeping the door open for the A's in a tight battle that

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