ATLANTA — Sean Newcomb came within one strike of pitching the first no-hitter by the Atlanta Braves since 1994, but offensive tweets he sent as a teenager were the story after Atlanta’s 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
Newcomb said he had forgotten about racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent in 2011 and 2012, but was quickly reminded a few minutes after speaking with the media about the game.
After seeing that he had been called out, the 25-year-old Newcomb said it was his idea to bring reporters back to the clubhouse so he could address the issue before he went home.
“I just wanted to apologize for any insensitive material,” Newcomb said. “It was a long time ago, six or seven years ago, saying some stupid stuff with friends.”
Newcomb’s no-hit bid was denied when Chris Taylor sharply singled with two outs in the ninth inning. It came on a 2-2 count, on Newcomb’s 134th and final pitch.
RED 4, PHILLIES 0: Luis Castillo allowed four hits in a season-high seven innings, Scooter Gennett hit a two-run homer and Cincinnati wrapped up a long home stand with a third consecutive win over Philadelphia.
GIANTS 8, BREWERS 5: Buster Posey had four hits, including a three-run double to help San Francisco avoid a four-game sweep at home.
DIAMONBACKS 5, PADRES 4: Paul Goldschmidt and Nick Ahmed each hit a two-run homer and A.J. Pollock also connected for Arizona, which held on to complete a three-game sweep at San Diego.
MARLINS 5, NATIONALS 0: Jose Urena and three relievers combined on a two-hitter as host Miami earned a split of a four-game series.
METS 1, PIRATES 0: Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings and drove in the lone run for New York at Pittsburgh.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YANKEES 6, ROYALS 3: J.A. Happ pitched one-run ball over six innings to win his New York debut over visiting Kansas City.
Three days after being acquired from Toronto, Happ took a shutout into the fifth before Salvador Perez’s opposite-field home run into the Yankees bullpen in right-center. Happ (11-6) struck out two and walked one, and the first-time All-Star ended a four-start winless streak.
RANGERS 4, ASTROS 3: Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead double deflected by the pitcher and stayed in despite getting kicked in the face as Texas became the first team to sweep the Astros this year with a win at Houston.
INDIANS 8, TIGERS 1: Yonder Alonso, Melky Cabrera and Edwin Encarnacion all homered for Cleveland, and Corey Kluber pitched into the eighth inning in a victory at Detroit.
MARINERS 8, ANGELS 5: Mike Zunino had a two-run double in a seven-run first inning and Marco Gonzales went six strong innings to help Seattle beat Los Angeles at Anaheim, California.
ORIOLES 11, RAYS 5: Adam Jones had three hits and an RBI in what could be his final game with the Orioles, and host Baltimore beat Tampa Bay for a rare series win.
BLUE JAYS 7, WHITE SOX 4: Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a five-run ninth inning and Toronto won at Chicago.
INTERLEAGUE
ROCKIES 3, ATHLETICS 2: German Marquez deliver 72/3 solid innings, Tom Murphy homered and Colorado beat Oakland to sweep their series at Denver.
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