Final, Rangers 8-0: Yu Darvish came up just short in his bid for a no-hitter, but the right-handers one-hit gem paved the way for an 8-0 Rangers win in Arlington.

David Ortiz broke up Darvishs no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning. The slugger beat the shift with a single into right field.

Darvish, who walked two, lost his perfect game with two outs in the seventh inning. Ortiz hit a popup into shallow right field that second baseman Rougned Odor and right fielder Alex Rios converged on. It looked like it was going to be another routine out, but the ball dropped. The official scorer ruled the play an error on Rios, although it wouldnt be surprising if it eventually gets changed to a hit.

Darvish struck out 12 in his winning effort. Clay Buchholz, meanwhile, struggled, surrendering six earned runs on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings. Buchholz struck out three and walked two while suffering the loss.

For what its worth, the Red Sox never have had a perfect game thrown against them. The last no-hitter against the Red Sox came from the Seattle Mariners Chris Bosio on April 22, 1993.

11:15 p.m., Rangers 8-0: Rangers starter Yu Darvish fell one out short of a no-hitter.

David Ortiz beat the shift with two outs in the ninth inning. His single marked Bostons first hit of the game.

Darvish now exits after 8 2/3 innings of one-hit ball. Alexi Ogando will look to put the finishing touches on this one.

End 8th, Rangers 8-0: Craig Breslow worked a scoreless eighth inning for Boston.

More importantly, Yu Darvish now heads to the mound looking to complete a no-hitter. Dustin Pedroia, Shane Victorino and David Ortiz are due up in the ninth inning for the Red Sox.

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