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US Open prize money pool increases to a record $90 million for 2025
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Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams has no-hitter through eight innings against the Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams has held the New York Mets hitless through eight innings. The Guardians have the longest no-hitter drought in the majors. Williams has walked three and struck out five while throwing 111 pitches, 67 for strikes. He fielded the Mets' hardest-hit balls, both in the first inning — a Francisco Lindor comebacker that hit Williams' glove leading off the game and a liner by Pete Alonso that he snared two batters later. There was stirring in the Guardians' bullpen as Williams finished the sixth inning. The 26-year-old right-hander has never thrown a complete game as a professional. His career-high for pitches is 109, set May 26 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. C.J. Kayfus made a diving catch for the second out of the seventh in right field off a fly by Mark Vientos. The Guardians have not thrown a no-hitter since May 15, 1981, when Len Barker twirled the eighth perfect game of the modern era in a 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. ___ AP MLB:
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🚨 BREAKING: LAFC seal blockbuster signing of Son Heung-min
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