Baseball: Kikuchi takes no-hitter into 6th in 1st visit to Bronx

Backed by a 14-hit attack, rookie pitcher Yusei Kikuchi earned his second win of the season in the Seattle Mariners' 10-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the Bronx on Wednesday.Kikuchi (2-1), who was making his ninth start, limited the damage to one run on three hits and one walk in 7-2/3 innings. The Japanese lefty retired 16 straight batters, three on strikeouts, after he issued a leadoff walk to DJ LeMahieu in the first inning."I just wanted to guide the team to a win, and I was completely absorbed in my pitching," Kikuchi said."I threw a good balance of sliders and curveballs. I wa…READ FULL ARTICLE