The hottest team in baseball ran into the stingiest pitcher on the Tigers on Thursday. While Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer were watching from the dugout, Anibal Sanchez all but silenced the Royals without even getting a strikeout.

Coming off what he called the hardest day of his short managerial career, Brad Ausmus was in desperate need of a lift Thursday. Nothing rejuvenated him quite like Joe Nathan, who struck out the side in the ninth inning for his first save since May 29. The Tigers avoided a four-game sweep and snapped the Royals’ 10-game winning streak, 2-1, at Comerica Park.

The only obvious comparison for Clayton Kershaw is the greatest Dodgers pitcher of all time, and possibly the greatest lefty of all time, Sandy Koufax, who had this to say Thursday. “I’m thrilled for him and [a no-hitter was] not unexpected,” Koufax said.

Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw no-hit the Rockies in Colorado’s 8-0 loss on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. It was the third time the Rockies have been no-hit in franchise history.

Andrew Cashner’s heat, along with a pinch-hit, RBI single by Tommy Medica in the eighth inning, gave the Padres a 2-1 victory Wednesday night, making sure their fans were happy in a homestand opener that included a tribute to Padres icon Tony Gwynn.

Clayton Kershaw struck out a career-high 15 while crafting the 12th no-hitter in Los Angeles Dodgers history on Wednesday night. The only baserunner the Rockies managed reached on an error in the seventh inning as the lefty followed Josh Beckett’s May 25 effort with the club’s second no-no of the season.

Tony Campana’s grounder to the right side of second base just eluded a diving Rickie Weeks, and the D-backs walked off with a 4-3 win over the Brewers on Wednesday night at Chase Field.

Gregory Polanco became the first rookie in Pirates history to hit safely in each of his first eight games in Wednesday’s 11-4 loss to the Reds at rainy PNC Park.

Two plays at the plate on Wednesday night in the Reds’ 11-4 win over the Pirates were reviewed for violations of the experimental Rule 7:13 regarding illegal obstruction.

The Reds scored seven runs in the third to back a solid Alfredo Simon en route to an 11-4 win over the Pirates on Wednesday at PNC Park.

Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez made his first start since May 17 and did not figure in the decision as Washington edged the Astros, 6-5, on Wednesday night.

C.J. Hinojosa’s homer backed right-hander Chad Hollingsworth’s 8 1/3 shutout innings as Texas beat UC Irvine, 1-0, on Wednesday night to set up a Friday afternoon matchup with Vanderbilt.

Brian McCann busted out of a prolonged power-hitting slump by tying a career high with five RBIs, led by a go-ahead two-run homer off Mark Buehrle in the fourth inning, leading the Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the American League East-leading Blue Jays.

With Gregory Polanco having replaced him in right field, Pirates outfielder Travis Snider found something else to do Wednesday night. He pitched.

In the Padres’ first home game since the death of Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn, the team honored “Mr. Padre” with a brief pregame ceremony Wednesday at Petco Park.

Blue Jays infielder Brett Lawrie is considered day to day after he was struck on his left hand by a pitch during Wednesday’s 7-3 loss to the Yankees.

There was good news all around Wednesday night at Nationals Park, the best of which came in the Nationals’ 6-5 comeback win that completed a two-game sweep of the Astros.