Eovaldi takes a no-hitter into the 5th inning in the Rangers' 10-4 win over the Tigers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi weathered a three-run Detroit uprising after taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning and Elias Díaz, Josh Smith and Evan Carter hit solo home runs to help the Texas Rangers beat the Tigers 10-4 on Thursday night.

The Rangers matched a season high with 17 hits en route to their seventh victory in eight games. The Tigers arrived at Globe Life Field after sweeping three games at Yankee Stadium.

Eovaldi (9-7) allowed only one walk through four innings and matched a season high with nine strikeouts in winning his fourth consecutive start, pitching five-plus innings. Detroit’s Colt Keith led off the fifth by homering on an 0-2 cut fastball above the strike zone. Hao-Yu Lee added a two-run homer that barely cleared the wall in left, just beyond Alejandro Osuna’s reach.

Eovaldi allowed five hits in the fifth inning and was pulled leading 5-3 after Riley Greene led off the sixth with a double. Peyton Gray, Texas’ third pitcher in the sixth, struck out Lee with the bases loaded to end the inning.

Díaz’s home run came in Texas’ three-run second inning, his second in two games.

Smith, recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday after previously missing 37 games primarily due to viral meningitis, hammered a first-pitch fastball for his first homer of the season and his first career pinch-hit homer in the sixth.

Carter, activated from the injured list on Sunday, homered in the eighth.

Osuna and Nicky Lopez each had three hits.

Framber Valdez (4-6) allowed five runs on nine hits and two walks in five innings. That ended Detroit’s club-record 35-game streak of starting pitchers allowing no more than four runs.

The series will takes a break on Friday with a World Cup game between Australia and Egypt at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. On Saturday, Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (1-8, 4.97 ERA) was scheduled to face Rangers RHP Kumar Rocker (2-6, 3.83).

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Australian soccer fans cheer in the stands during a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Detroit Tigers' Zach McKinstry (39) hugs teammate Hao-Yu Lee after scoring on a home run by Lee during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers' Alejandro Osuna (19) can't reach the home run hit by Detroit Tigers' Hao-Yu Lee during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers' Elias Diaz is congratulated after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi comes off the field after the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

SEATTLE (AP) — Bryce Miller took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night before Nolan Schanuel led off with a bloop single to right field for the the Los Angeles Angels.

The right-hander struck out seven and walked none through six innings, throwing 50 of his 69 pitches for strikes. The only baserunner for the Angels had come when Denzer Guzmán reached second on a throwing error by Mariners third baseman J.P. Crawford with two outs in the fourth.

Guzmán followed Schanuel with a single of his own in the seventh, but Miller got through the inning with a 1-0 lead.

The 27-year-old Miller took a 3-2 record and 1.97 ERA into the game. His season debut was delayed by a strained left oblique muscle sustained in spring training, but he joined the rotation in mid-May.

Angels rookie Walbert Ureña also had a no-hitter going through five innings, before Crawford led off the sixth with a double.

James Paxton pitched the most recent no-hitter for Seattle in a game at Toronto on May 8, 2018. Paxton was born and raised in Canada.

The Angels haven’t been no-hit since Sept. 11, 1999 — the longest active streak in the majors. In that game, they lost 7-0 at Minnesota, shut down by Twins left-hander Eric Milton.

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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Walbert Ureña delivers in the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)

Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)