Carlos Carrasco was one strike away.
With two outs in the ninth and two strikes in the count, Tampa Bay’s Joey Butler singled to right field just over a leaping Jason Kipnis’ glove. That was the Rays’ first hit of the game, as Carrasco was electric in an 8-1 Indians win.
He struck out 13, walked two and hit one in his 8 2/3 innings, improving to 10-6 this season. He’s just the fifth pitcher in baseball this season to reach 10 wins.
The Indians have had 14 no-hitters in their history, the last belonging to Len Barker in 1981 against Toronto.