Manaea's no-hit bid ends, A's win on second big hit by Brown

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sean Manaea glanced to second base, his no-hit bid gone, and made eye contact with Mike Brosseau.

“I gave him a little side eye, like of course it was you,” Manaea said.

Yes, Manaea's old high school pal and teammate delivered the double leading off the eighth inning for Tampa Bay to break up the lefty's quest for a second career no-hitter, then Seth Brown hit a game-ending homer as the Oakland Athletics beat the Rays 2-1 on Friday night.

“It was definitely something there, a little smirk, a little back and forth,” Brosseau said. “I would hope to think if there was a guy to break it up he would want it to be me.”

Manaea fell short of pitching baseball’s second no-hitter of the night after follow fellow lefty Wade Miley’s gem for Cincinnati at Cleveland.

Manaea and Brosseau were teammates at Andrean High in Merrillville, Indiana. They typically get together for team reunions each offseason.

“That's just how it works out. It's crazy. I can't even put it in words that he was the guy to get a hit, but he smoked it so good for him,” Manaea said. “... I have the utmost respect for him.”

Brown’s pinch-hit RBI single broke up a scoreless game in the bottom of the seventh then Tampa Bay chased Manaea.

Brown delivered again facing Jeffrey Springs (2-1).

Jake Diekman (2-0) recorded two outs in the ninth for the win.

Mike Zunino came through with tying single after Brosseau’s hit. Then, after Kevin Kiermaier’s called third stirke, Manaea gave way to reliever Yusemeiro Petit.

Manaea, who threw a no-hitter April 21, 2018, against Boston, fist pumped after his strikeouts — 10 in all to match his career high — and did a little walk off the mound to gather himself between batters. He allowed just those two hits...

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