Yanks ride Nathan’s no-no bid to victory

ARLINGTON — Starter Nathan Eovaldi took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up a leadoff single to Nomar Mazara, and the Yankees held on for a 3-1 victory over the Rangers on Monday night.

Eovaldi was trying to become the first Yankees pitcher to throw a no-hitter since David Cone’s perfect game on July 18, 1999. That bid ended when Mazara grounded a single through the left side. There have been 10 no-hitters in the regular season in Yankees history in addition to Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

Eovaldi, getting home run support from Jacoby Ellsbury and Starlin Castro, ended up going seven-plus innings, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out six. He left after a leadoff walk to Mitch Moreland in the eighth.

The Rangers didn’t score until Brett Nicholas hit a solo home run off reliever Dellin Betances with two outs in the eighth. The Rangers finished with three hits in losing for the fourth straight game, and they have scored a combined five runs in that stretch.

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