Giants' Rookie Heston Throws No-Hitter

Chris Heston couldn't recall ever throwing a no-hitter, not in youth baseball, not in the minor leagues and certainly not in the majors. Now he was three outs away.

"I definitely threw more in the backyard than I have in real life, that's for sure," he said.

He plunked Anthony Recker on the left shoulder with his first pitch in the ninth inning. Then the 27-year-old rookie right-hander, filling a gap this year on the San Francisco Giants' pitching staff, settled down again, working the strike zone in and out, up and down, just as he had with catcher Buster Posey all night long.

Making the 13th start of his big league career, Heston threw called third strikes past pinch-hitter Danny Muno, Curtis Granderson and Ruben Tejada, completing a 5-0 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night and the major leagues' first no-hitter since Washington's Jordan Zimmermann on the final day of the 2014 regular season.

Heston didn't jump, didn't raise his arms in triumph. He hopped off the mound with two steps toward the Giants dugout, slapped his glove with his bare hand, then turned, walked toward home plate and hugged catcher Buster Posey.

If Anibal Sanchez's slump is over, he owes a big thanks to Rajai Davis. Sanchez pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and Davis had a big day at bat and in the field as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Tuesday night.

Davis had a double, a triple and stole a homer from David Ross, while Sanchez (4-7) ended a four-start slump that saw Detroit lose all four games while he posted a 7.71 ERA. Sanchez allowed six hits and walked two while striking out seven.

"I started hitting the corners and keeping my pitches in the right zone for the situation," Sanchez said. "I give all the credit to James (McCann) -- I don't think I shook him off once all night."

Jon Lester (4-5) took the loss, giving up five runs on nine hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings.

Rockies 4, Cardinals 3

Nolan Arenado's breakthrough at the plate paved the way for Jorge De La Rosa's milestone victory. De La Rosa pitched seven strong innings to tie a Rockies record for wins, Arenado homered against the top road pitcher in the majors, and Colorado hung on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Tuesday night following another rain delay at Coors Field.

"It's awesome. It shows he's been in the game a long time and he's competed and done a good job," Arenado said of De La Rosa, who earned his 72nd win with Colorado, tying Aaron Cook for the team record. "When he's on, we have a great chance to win."

De La Rosa had to be on in his matchup with Michael Wacha, who entered 6-0 away from home with a 1.59 ERA, best in the majors.

It appeared Wacha, protecting a 2-0 lead, was going to improve that mark until Arenado followed Carlos Gonzalez's sixth-inning single with his 15th homer.

White Sox 4, Houston 2

With each start, Carlos Rodon takes another step forward. Tuesday was no different. Rodon threw six scoreless innings, Jose Abreu hit a tie-breaking two-run homer, and the Chicago White Sox beat Houston 4-2 to hand the Astros their sixth straight loss despite top draft pick Carlos Correa hitting his first home run.

Rodon (2-0) allowed four hits and two walks while striking out five and throwing a career-high 116 pitches. It was the fourth consecutive start of at least six innings while allowing one earned run or fewer for Chicago's top pick in the 2014 draft.

"Definitely a high pitch count but he battled," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said.

"Yeah, that was huge letting me go a couple extra pitches there," Rodon said.

Tuesday, June 9 Scoreboard

Baltimore 1, Boston 0

WNew York Yankees 6, Washington 1

Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 1

Toronto 4, Miami 3

Detroit 6, Chicago Cubs 0

Seattle 3, Cleveland 2

Atlanta 6, San Diego 5

Cincinnati 11, Philadelphia 2

San Francisco 5, New York Mets 0

Los Angeles Angels 8, Tampa Bay 2

Chicago White Sox 4, Houston 2

Kansas City 2, Minnesota 0

Colorado 4, St. Louis 3

Texas 2, Oakland 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Arizona 1

Wednesday, June 10 Schedule (All Times Central)

Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

Miami at Toronto, 11:37 a.m.

Washington at New York, 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Boston at Baltimore, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco at New York, 6:10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Arizona at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.