CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City rookie Brady Singer allowed just one hit _ a two-out single through an infield shift in the eighth inning _ and flirted with baseball history while leading the Royals to a 11-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Making just his ninth career start, the 24-year-old Singer (2-4) was four outs from becoming the 36th rookie to throw a no-hitter when Cleveland catcher Austin Hedges, who came in batting .148, bounced a single through a wide-open right side. The hit came on a full-count and Singer’s 116th pitch. Maikel Franco and Adalberto Mondesi each hit three-run homers for the Royals.