Rays' Erasmo Ramirez loses no-hitter in eighth inning, gets no-decision

Jason Foster

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Rays pitcher Erasmo Ramirez lost his no-hitter Monday night when the Yankees' Carlos Beltran singled to lead off the eighth inning.

Ramirez also allowed two walks and struck out six before being lifted with two outs in the eighth and pinch runner Rico Noel on third. Reliever Alex Colome came on to record the third out and strand Noel at third base — and leave Ramirez with a no-decision.

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The Rays took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth, but the Yankees answered with four two-out runs in the top of the ninth, highlighted by Slade Heathcott's three-run homer.

The Yankees held on for a 4-1 win.

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Jason Foster joined The Sporting News in 2015 after stops at various news outlets where he held a variety of reporting and editing roles and covered just about every topic imaginable. He is a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and a 1998 graduate of Appalachian State University.