Royals’ Alec Marsh has no-hit bid broken up by Yankees’ Juan Soto in 7th inning

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:35 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 13, 2024 Last Modified: 2:51 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 13, 2024

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals right-hander Alec Marsh threw six hitless innings Thursday against the New York Yankees before Juan Soto broke it up with a leadoff single to right field in the seventh.

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Marsh then retired the next three Yankees batters to strand Soto. He struck out seven, walked two and threw 96 pitches through his seven one-hit innings.

The Royals led 2-0.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Alec Marsh throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

The Yankees lead Major League Baseball in runs (356) and have the best record in the majors. They rank second in home runs (104), on-base percentage (.334), slugging (.440) and on-base plus slugging (.774). In winning the first three games of the four-game series, the Yankees scored 25 runs on 30 hits.