MILWAUKEE -- Miami Marlins lefty Adam Conley threw no-hit ball for 72/3 innings before being pulled by Manager Don Mattingly after 116 pitches, and Miami's bullpen wound up holding off the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Friday night.
Jonathan Lucroy blooped a single with one out in the ninth off reliever Jose Urena to break up the combo no-hit bid. The ball landed in shallow right field, just beyond the outstretched glove of diving second baseman Derek Dietrich.
Dietrich was playing in place of speedy Gold Glove winner Dee Gordon, who was suspended by Major League Baseball on Thursday night after a positive test for performance-enhancing substances.
Conley, 25, struck out seven and walked four. The crowd at Miller Park booed as Mattingly walked to the mound and brought in Urena from the bullpen.
Conley (1-1), who made his big league debut last year with the Marlins, had four previous starts for the Marlins this season. In those games, he threw 31, 93, 95 and 88 pitches.
Conley, whose previous career high was 106 pitches, had 116 on Friday night.
Justin Bour homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs to put Miami ahead.
The Brewers turned a triple play in the fifth, and almost pulled off a remarkable rally in the ninth. They scored three times on four hits, then loaded the bases before A.J. Ramos struck out Jonathan Villar for his seventh save.
With two outs, Milwaukee had drawn got on an RBI single by pinch hitter Alex Presley, a run-scoring double by Ramon Flores and an RBI single by Yadiel Rivera.
Zach Davies (0-3) struggled for the third consecutive start. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings, and has an 8.78 ERA since being recalled from Class AAA on April 17.
PIRATES 4, REDS 1 Juan Nicasio struck out eight in seven scoreless innings, Josh Harrison hit his first home run in nearly a year and Matt Joyce connected as a pinch-hitter to lead Pittsburgh to a victory over visiting Cincinnati.
CUBS 6, BRAVES 1 Matt Szczur hit his first career grand slam during a five-run eighth inning and host Chicago broke away from Atlanta. Jon Lester struck out 10 over seven innings.
NATIONALS 5, CARDINALS 4 Stephen Strasburg struck out nine and visiting Washington got home runs from Michael Taylor and Danny Espinosa in a victory over St. Louis.
METS 13, GIANTS 1 Yoenis Cespedes and host New York broke loose for a team-record 12 runs in the third inning, rolling to its seventh consecutive victory with a blowout of San Francisco.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RANGERS 4, ANGELS 2 Ian Desmond hitthe go-ahead double in a three-run sixth inning as Texas beat visiting Los Angeles. Colby Lewis (2-0) allowed 2 runs and 9 hits in 7 innings.
RED SOX 4, YANKEES 2 David Ortiz hit a tiebreaking two-run home run off Dellin Betances in the eighth inning, and host Boston rallied for a victory over New York.
BLUE JAYS 6, RAYS 1 Michael Saunders hit two home runs and Aaron Sanchez pitched seven shutout innings for Toronto in a victory over host Tampa Bay. Saunders hit a home run off Drew Smyly (Little Rock Central, Arkansas Razorbacks) in the third inning and added his fourth home run of the season off Dana Eveland in the eighth.
ORIOLES 6, WHITE SOX 3 Nolan Reimold hit a tiebreaking three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a victory over the Chicago White Sox.
TIGERS 9, TWINS 2 Michael Fulmer allowed two earned runs in five innings to win his major league debut and visiting Detroit beat Minnesota.
INTERLEAGUE
PHILLIES 4, INDIANS 3 (11) Ryan Howard led off the 11th inning with a home run, leading host Philadelphia to a victory over Cleveland.
Sports on 04/30/2016