Rays nearly no-hit by the Indians’ Carrasco

by Gary Shelton on July 1, 2015 · 1 comment

in general, Tampa Bay Rays

The Indians' Carlos Carrasco came within a strike of a no-hitter./JEFFREY S. KING

The Indians' Carlos Carrasco came within a strike of a no-hitter/JEFFREY S. KING

Wednesday, 11:09 p.m.

How are the Tampa Bay Rays near first place?

How are the Cleveland Indians five games under .500?

Two of the biggest mysteries in baseball left each other heading opposite directions Wednesday night. Led by pitcher Carlos Carrasco, the Indians smothered the Rays' offense once

Butler broke up the no-hitter with a two-out single in the ninth./JEFFREY S. KING

Butler broke up the no-hitter with a two-out single in the ninth/JEFFREY S. KING

again. Carrasco was one pitch away from a no-hitter, finishing with an easy 8-1 victory over the slumping Rays.

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