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Major League roundup: Freeland comes close to no-hitter

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Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland gives up a single with one out in the ninth.
DENVER — Hometown rookie Kyle Freeland came within two outs of the first no-hitter by a Rockies pitcher at Coors Field before surrendering a sharp single to Melky Cabrera as Colorado beat the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Sunday.
Freeland, who’s from Denver and grew up going to games at the hitter-friendly park, struck out the first batter of the ninth inning and then allowed Cabrera’s hit to left field on a 2-2 count.
The 24-year-old Freeland (9-7) threw 126 pitches. He was pulled immediately after the hit and left to a standing ovation.
Cervelli drove in five runs and Jordy Mercer had two hits and three RBI as the Pirates closed out a 5-2 road trip with their fifth win in six games. Josh Harrison homered in the ninth and Chad Kuhl pitched three innings of one-run ball in an emergency start after Jameson Taillon was scratched.
Rookie outfielder Nick Williams began the run of homers with his first in the majors during the second inning.
The leaders in the AL West became just the fifth team in the last 40 years to reach 60 wins before the All-Star Game. They joined the 1998 Yankees, 2001 Mariners, 2003 Braves and this year’s Dodgers.
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