It was also the 22nd complete game of the 37-year-old righty’s career. Millwood (2-4) comfortably cruised through this game and didn’t surrender his first hit until two outs in the sixth. He struck out seven and walked one. He didn’t allow a runner to reach third until the ninth inning, but got Carlos Gonzalez to line out to end the game. ...

After that, Andy Pettitte sliced through the Cincinnati Reds’ batting order for the rest of the night. “What was Andy Pettitte doing right? Everything!” Jay Bruce said after Pettitte led the Yankees to a 4-0 victory Friday for his first regular-season win since July 2010. “You can’t say enough about Andy and what...

Diamond (3-0) gave up a run in the first, ending the 14-inning scoreless stretch he put together in two starts since he was called up from the minors. He went on to give up three runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings. Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer, his eighth of the season, Joe Mauer had three hits and three RBIs while Denard Span had four hits and...

Then, with two strikes, the Detroit ace threw a sharp breaking ball, just off the outside corner. Harrison stuck his bat out and flicked a soft line drive toward center field, preventing the Pirates from entering the history books on the wrong side of a no-hitter. “I was so amped to hit his 100 mph fastball that I didn’t even know where the ball...

Tommy Hanson pitched seven effective innings, Freddie Freeman drove in two runs and Atlanta beat Shields and the Rays 5-3 on Friday night. “I’ve got to do a better job,” Shields said. “I definitely put that loss on me.” Shields (6-2) gave up four runs and seven hits over six innings. Luke Scott had two RBIs for Tampa...

With 10 players on the disabled list, the Nationals had a punchless offensive performance Friday night, falling 2-1 in 11 innings to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Nick Markakis’ homer into the second deck in right field sent the Nationals to their first two-game home losing streak this season. Washington is missing three starting...

The Russian world number two gained revenge on 12th seed Kerber for a defeat earlier this year, overpowering her opponent with heavy groundstrokes. Li received a walkover into the final after title favourite Serena Williams withdrew on Saturday with a lower back injury. A winner in Stuttgart last month, Sharapova broke early in both sets and was...

Nadal’s opponent Sunday will be the winner of the match between his two main rivals — top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. In women’s play, Maria Sharapova defeated rising German player Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4. The Russian will defend her title against the French Open champion Li Na. The Chinese player advanced after Serena Williams...