NAPA, Calif. -- Antonio Brown, who has missed a significant portion of his first training camp with the Oakland Raiders, visited a foot specialist Saturday, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The injury is not believed to be long term and Brown could resume practicing as early as this coming week, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Brown, who began camp on the non-football injury list due to what sources told ESPN were sore feet, participated in a pre-practice walk-through last Sunday and was limited in practice Tuesday. That night, he posted a picture of the bottom of his feet that showed them blistering and peeling. The team was off Wednesday, and the 31-year-old was not seen on the practice field Thursday, Friday or Saturday.

Raiders coach Jon Gruden acknowledged Friday he was getting frustrated with Brown, whom the team acquired in the offseason, not being available.

"I think we're all disappointed," Gruden said. "We think he's disappointed. We'd like to get the party started. We'd like to get him out here. He's a big part of the team.

"I want the guy out here as soon as possible. I'd like him to never leave and stay in the huddle every play. But life goes on and you've got to continue to work, and the other guys got to take advantage of these opportunities, and so far, they have."

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said Saturday he anticipated the chemistry he built with Brown during the offseason would return as soon as the receiver came back to practice.

"We wish that the healing process of whatever's going on be fast," Carr said. "We want it to be fast, but at the same time you can't rush things for training camp when you know you have a season and, hopefully, a playoff run to think about."

Carr said he had not seen the picture of Brown's feet. When shown it after his media session, he recoiled.

"We just know that when he does show up, we can't wait to welcome him with open arms, hopefully healthy and just ready to hit it running," Carr said. "We had so much time in the offseason, we spent a lot of time at my house, throwing. We spent hours upon hours throwing. So there is chemistry, there is development. I'm used to throwing him the ball, so it won't be brand new when he shows up. It will be just more on him, and the details of the routes, getting out and doing it and correcting it on film and going and fixing it the next day. Those kind of things. But besides that, the timing aspect, the meat and potatoes, so to speak, of what we need is there."

CANTON, Ohio -- A combined 55 Pro Bowl selections, one of the league's most successful owners and one of its formative personnel executives were represented among the eight newest enshrinees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2019 on Saturday night at Tom Benson Stadium.

Almost everyone who stepped to the podium battled, unsuccessfully and happily, to fight back tears, and all struggled mightily to thank those who had significant impacts on their lives, on and off the field, as each feared leaving someone out.

This year's ceremony formally enshrined former Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez, Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed, New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law, New York Jets center Kevin Mawae, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, Dallas Cowboys executive Gil Brandt and Chiefs safety Johnny Robinson.

Tony Gonzalez

Gonzalez, a 14-time Pro Bowl selection who played for the Chiefs and Falcons, led the league in receptions (102) in 2004 and finished among its top 10 in receptions five times. He is the first tight end to be enshrined in his first year of eligibility and is second all time in receptions for a tight end with 1,325.

Gonzalez had perhaps the toughest task Saturday as he stepped to the podium more than four hours after the start of the ceremony. But he joked to the crowd, "Thanks for sticking around."

Gonzalez talked of the importance of his time at the University of California, including his time with the Golden Bears basketball team, and said he actually was "afraid" of the contact when he started playing youth football. He also recounted how a run-in with a school bully, and his refusal to fight, shaped him. He said he eventually decided, "I will never be afraid again.''

Gonzalez held his notes, written on stationery with the words "Think Big" printed across the top of the page.

"It's not about the touchdowns, it's not about the catches, it's not about the glory,'' Gonzalez said. "The most learning you'll do comes through the bad times."

Gonzalez joked that his 101-year-old grandmother, who was in the crowd, gave him the best advice: "When you catch that ball, run like hell."

Gonzalez also read a letter he had written to his children and left for them Saturday morning, including the line "comparison is the thief of joy" as they carve out their own lives and take on their own fears along the way.

"See the greatest version of yourself,'' Gonzalez said.

Champ Bailey

Bailey, a cornerback for the Redskins and Broncos, was a 12-time Pro Bowl selection, a three-time first-team All-Pro selection and an all-decade pick for the 2000s. He finished his career with 52 interceptions.

Bailey fought back tears as he opened his presentation, before joking, "OK, I'll remove my sunglasses so you can see my joy and because my wife said so." He added, "I want to start by thanking God for Broncos Country."

Bailey explained that his mother gave him the nickname Champ, saying, "Thank you, Mom, for all that pressure." Bailey, whose given first name is Roland, thanked his father, his siblings, his children, his family and a host of friends and teammates.

Bailey explained how football brought so much good to his life, but also emotionally acknowledged that he "missed or dismissed'' other things, including some of his children's events, because he wasn't mature enough to "prioritize'' things as he attempted to succeed in the NFL.

Bailey acknowledged the impact Hall of Famers Darrell Green and Deion Sanders had on him during his time with the Redskins. "Then," Bailey said, "the best thing to happen in my career happened in 2004: I was traded to the Denver Broncos." He went on to talk about fellow 2019 enshrinee Bowlen, and acknowledged the Bowlen family in the crowd.

He closed his presentation with a call for a dialogue on race relations in the United States, speaking of the importance of strong voices among black men. He also urged white men to seek to gain a better understanding of the challenges black men face.

"You want to create change, you better start with your friends and your family," Bailey said. "On behalf of all the black men that I have mentioned tonight and many more out there, who have had most of the same experiences that I've had in my lifetime, we say this to all our white friends: When we tell you about our fears, please listen. When we tell you we are afraid for our kids, please listen. When we tell you there are many challenges we face because of the color of our skin, please listen and please do not get caught up in how the message is delivered.

"I believe if we start listening, there's no telling the progress we can make. All of us are dads, sons, bothers, your friends. All of us understand if we can't get our friends to listen, then no one will. And to my black brothers, if you do not have anything positive to say about our social challenges, please keep your mouth shut."

Ed Reed

Reed was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection who led the league in interceptions three times and finished as the all-time leader in interception-return yardage (1,590). He spent the bulk of his career in Baltimore but also played for the Jets and Texans. He had seven seasons in which he had more than 100 yards worth of interception returns, four with more than 150 yards of interception returns and two seasons with more than 200.

Reed's father, Edward Reed Sr., was his presenter Saturday night, and choked back the tears to close the video that was played to the crowd.

Ed Reed stepped to the podium in a gold hat that matched his newly minted jacket, cigar in hand, as he recited the "Athlete's Prayer" to open his presentation. He said he'd read the poem before every game.

Reed took a moment to thanks fans and Hall of Fame volunteers as he went through his football life and he shouted to the crowd, "There's no place like Baltimore, no place like Baltimore."

"There's no GOAT in this game, because none of us can do this without our teammates,'' Reed said. "You'll have to excuse me, I just wrote this sitting right there in that chair."

An emotional Reed, as he thanked many of his former teammates as well as his family, said, "This is tough, man, this is tough." Reed also talked of his aunt, who was in a hospital and could not travel to the ceremony.

Reed took a few moments to address mental illness as well as victims of recent mass shootings.

"America, what is our standard?" Reed said. "That's what we need to do, help each other, lift each other up."

Reed told a story of a police officer in his Louisiana hometown who once took him home when he was young, saying that he told the officer, "Don't do that. Take me to jail, because my mama's at home."

He also joked that he had 30 combined interceptions against the Browns and Bengals: "It's not my fault y'all kept changing quarterbacks."

In addition to his family, teammates and coaches, Reed also thanked a vast assortment of people, including trainers, equipment staff and even "my two barbers."

Ty Law

Law, the former Patriots, Jets, Chiefs and Broncos cornerback, was a three-time Super Bowl winner who did some of his best work in the postseason. He had six interceptions in 13 career playoff games, including three in New England's run to close out the 2003 season with a Lombardi trophy; he finished with 53 career interceptions, including a league-leading 10 in 2005 as a 31-year-old.

Longtime friend Byron Washington, who was Law's presenter Saturday night, said, "He wasn't cocky, he was confident.''

Law said he brought notes to the podium because he had "forgot a couple things'' when he spoke at a ceremony for the Patriots Hall of Fame.

"I had to believe in myself, I had to believe in myself a lot,'' Law said as he offered memories of growing up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, "even if we were competing at being knuckleheads. ... It wasn't all fun and games,'' but, "I knew I wanted to be different.''

Law asked those from Aliquippa in attendance to stand as he tearfully thanked his mother: "We bent, we never broke, and we came out the other side. ... Nobody can ever take that away from us, nobody can take that from you -- I love you.''

He also thanked his father and explained why two seats were left empty next to his mother as he acknowledged his grandparents, who are deceased: "I would not be here without my grandparents. They did everything for me.''

Law also had his former Patriots teammates stand in recognition of their role with the now six-time Super Bowl champion franchise, saying, "Let's keep it real, we started this s---.''

Kevin Mawae

In addition to the Jets, Mawae played center for the Seahawks and Titans. Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells said Mawae was unlike any other player at the position. In his career, Mawae blocked for five running backs, including Hall of Famer Curtis Martin, who combined for 13 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

Mawae's presenter was his wife, Tracy, who referenced the death of Mawae's older brother, John, in a car accident two years after Mawae's NFL career began. Tracy Mawae also recounted each stop in Mawae's career and said, "Kevin was loyal to every team he was on, loyal to his teammates, loyal to his family.''

Mawae said he was proud to be the first Hawai'ian enshrined in the Hall of Fame and gave a nod to several Hall of Fame offensive linemen, including Dwight Stephenson and Anthony Munoz. Mawae also acknowledged his parents as well as his two brothers in the audience as he wiped away tears.

Mawae recounted starting football as an 8-year-old when his father was stationed with the military in Germany, as well as a junior varsity game in Louisiana when he didn't get to play and he vowed it would never happen again: "I would never step off the bus and not step on the grass."

He thanked all of his former head coaches, offensive line coaches and others who had influenced him in his career, as well as one opposing coach -- the Patriots' Bill Belichick, for challenging him in every game: "Holding your defense to zero sacks and having a big rushing day was a big accomplishment.''

Mawae also had his former teammates, at all levels, stand to be acknowledged.

Gil Brandt

The 86-year-old Brandt led off the evening. His career in football began with the Los Angeles Rams in 1955, and continues today in his variety of radio and television duties. In his 28-year run with the Cowboys, the team had 20 consecutive winning seasons, won 13 division titles and had two Super Bowl victories.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who once fired Brandt, called him "a once-in-a-lifetime man." Brandt chose Jones as his presenter and thanked the owner Saturday.

Brandt gave some of his speech while briefly seated in a chair just behind the podium before standing, and he even referenced the Canton Bulldogs, NFL champions in 1922-23, as he opened his remarks, saying, "No, I didn't scout for the Canton Bulldogs."

"The lifeblood of every team is the players," he said.

Brandt added a list of former Cowboys whom he said "should be in the Hall of Fame," including safety Cliff Harris, cornerback Everson Walls and wide receiver Drew Pearson. Brandt also outlined the Cowboys' early use of computers and acknowledged all of the "scouts in the audience and watching on TV."

Brandt has often been credited with aiding the movement of scouting and player evaluation into the computer age. During his tenure, the Cowboys also mined smaller schools for talent -- such as Hall of Famer Bob Hayes -- as well as scouting players in other sports, becoming regulars at the NCAA track championships as well as early scouting forays into Europe and Canada.

Johnny Robinson

Johnny Robinson, who was the Seniors Committee selection, followed Brandt. Robinson was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, as well as a six-time first-team All-Pro selection as a defensive player. He started his career on offense, rushing for 458 yards as a rookie and had two 600-yard receiving seasons in the earliest days of the AFL.

He led the AFL in interceptions with 10 in 1966, and then led the NFL in interceptions with 10 in 1970 -- the year of the NFL/AFL merger -- at age 32.

Robinson's toughness was lauded, as was his playmaking abilities as he was presented by his stepson, Bob Thompson.

"I never dreamed I would become a professional football player ... to my surprise I was selected the No. 3 player [in the draft]," Robinson, 80, said.

Robinson recounted the advice from his father about winning and losing, about working harder and to "always respect your mother," and he closed his presentation with, "God gave me the ability to play the game of football and I played it with all my heart."

Pat Bowlen

Bowlen, who died in June after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease, is the only owner in NFL history whose team tallied 300 wins in the first 30 years of his tenure, and he also served as an important voice in league affairs during his time on several committees, including the management council executive committee and broadcasting committee. During his tenure, the Broncos had the same number of Super Bowl appearances as losing seasons: seven.

Broncos trainer Steve Antonopulos, known as "Greek'' to everyone with the team, including Bowlen, was Bowlen's presenter and said Bowlen was about "football first, business second.''

Bowlen's children appeared in a video played for the crowd as Antonopulos said, "Mr. B, this one's for you.'' Six of Bowlen's children then took the stage as Bowlen's bust was unveiled, and they each hugged and kissed the bust.

Former Broncos stars Shannon Sharpe, John Elway, Terrell Davis and Bailey, all among the Hall of Famers on stage, got up after the video to hug the family members as well.

NEW YORK -- Yankees slugger Edwin Encarnacion was put on the 10-day injured list because of a broken right wrist, the team announced before the second game of Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Boston Red Sox.

Moments after winning the second game, the Yankees were holding out hope a second player would avoid joining Encarnacion on the IL. The results of an MRI on Aaron Hicks' throwing elbow Sunday will help determine that.

In Encarnacion's case, officially, he suffered a hairline fracture, according to manager Aaron Boone.

It was in the eighth inning of the first game when Encarnacion, 36, was struck on the bottom of his right hand as he tried to get out of the way of an 87.1 mph slider that stayed up and in.

The pitch from Boston's Josh Smith caused obvious and immediate pain to Encarnacion, who quickly was evaluated on the field by Yankees head athletic trainer Steve Donohue and Boone. Even after that evaluation, though, Encarnacion took his base and remained in the game.

It's the second time in his career that Encarnacion has had this kind of injury. He also suffered a fractured wrist in 2009, when he missed about two months while playing for the Cincinnati Reds.

"The pain I had [Saturday] was worse than what I had before," Encarnacion said.

It wasn't until after the Yankees' next hitter, Gleyber Torres, grounded out that Encarnacion was taken in for initial X-rays. They came back negative, but a subsequent CT scan revealed the break.

The Yankees said Encarnacion would remain in New York next week while they travel to Baltimore and Toronto. At some point within the next seven to 10 days, he will be reevaluated, and at that time, the club will have a better idea of what his next rehab steps will be.

There's no early indication of how much time Encarnacion might miss.

"I hope no more than three weeks," Encarnacion said. "We'll see, I don't know. But I hope that.

"Maybe three, maybe four, maybe five [weeks] depending on how the rehabilitation goes."

The prognosis on Hicks is less certain at the moment, although the tone with which Boone and others spoke about his injury Saturday night sounded quite serious.

"Anything with the elbow always makes you nervous, but I'm going to stay positive until we get the final decision," Hicks said.

The center fielder was hurt in the sixth inning of Game 2, when he delivered a strong throw from his position toward third base. With Sam Travis at second base appearing to attempt a possible tag-up, Hicks caught a fly ball out and zipped a rocket back to the infield. The throw was cut off by the shortstop Torres, and kept Travis at second.

Boston would fail to score in the inning despite Travis, the inning's leadoff hitter, getting into scoring position with none out.

"I was trying to make a good strong throw, and just kind of felt a little painful feeling," Hicks said.

After the throw, Hicks remained in the game until he was finally pulled for a pinch hitter in the eighth.

"I wasn't able to make the same throw and to throw the ball hard," he said. "That's when I told Stevie [Donohue] and got out of the game."

Hicks says he feels pain only when he throws, and added that he has never really had elbow issues during his career.

If Hicks were to be put on the IL, the Yankees have outfielders in Brett Gardner and Mike Tauchman who can play center field. They also could call up Clint Frazier from Triple-A to boost their outfield depth.

As for Encarnacion's absence, with the 30-homer hitter now shelved, the Yankees are down three first basemen. The once-touted Greg Bird is continuing to rehab a plantar fascia issue at the Yankees' complex in Tampa, Florida. Starter Luke Voit also is on the IL, awaiting word from doctors on his next steps following his diagnosis earlier this week for a sports hernia.

Although Encarnacion served as New York's designated hitter Saturday, he had been helping play first base as injuries there have besieged the Bronx Bombers. American League hitting leader DJ LeMahieu (.336) started there in Saturday's nightcap, going 1-for-5.

Traded to the Yankees from Seattle on June 15, Encarnacion is hitting .240 with an .864 OPS. Specifically with the Yankees, he's hitting .238 with nine homers, 27 RBIs and an .824 OPS in 36 games.

Encarnacion has been replaced on the Yankees' active roster by lefty-hitting Mike Ford, who was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after making his major league debut in April.

At Triple-A, Ford has hit .303 with 23 homers, 60 RBIs and a 1.007 OPS in 79 games.

The Yankees currently have 15 players on their IL. In total, 25 Yankees players have spent time on the IL this season. If Hicks were to hit the IL, it would mark his second stint this season.

"One of the greatest strengths of this team is its ability to overcome adversity and just keep pushing forward," Tauchman said of the injuries. "Obviously [Encarnacion and Hicks] are All-Star-caliber, middle-of-the-order players for us. So I don't think it's a stretch to say that any sort of missed time with them is not great. But the thing about our team is that we just keep moving forward."

Despite the injury issues, the Yankees (71-39) are eight games up on the AL East and lead the Red Sox by 13½ games. They also are one of three teams in baseball with more than 70 wins.

That the Yankees have rolled despite using a bevy of replacements hasn't surprised Aaron Judge.

"In spring training when I saw when we'd go on the road, and we have guys that are in Double-A, Triple-A and a couple of major league guys and we put up eight, nine, 10 runs," Judge said. "So once everybody got hurt and a lot of these guys that would've been in Triple-A got a chance to come up here and play, it didn't surprise me that guys would go off."

CLEVELAND -- Francisco Lindor is in the market for a new jersey.

Lindor and Jason Kipnis homered during Cleveland's five-run fifth inning, and the Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday night.

Cleveland's rally came moments after Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was shown on the scoreboard, sitting in a Progressive Field suite. Mayfield drank from a beer can after biting into it and showed off his Lindor jersey, leading to a loud cheer from the crowd.

Lindor says he wants Mayfield's No. 6 jersey with the Browns to return the quarterback's support.

"We all appreciate him," Lindor said. "We're all a fan of him. What he did with the beer was pretty impressive."

Carlos Santana added a solo shot in the eighth, helping Cleveland to its third win in four games.

The Indians didn't have a hit through four innings, but quickly broke open a scoreless tie to keep the pressure on first-place Minnesota in the American League Central.

Kipnis hit a two-run homer off Trevor Cahill (3-7), who replaced injured starter Felix Pena in the second. Lindor's three-run drive was off Justin Anderson.

Santana hit his team-leading 24th homer off Cam Bedrosian.

"We had good at-bats," Lindor said. "We feed off each other's energy. That's why it's contagious."

Cleveland right-hander Adam Plutko (4-2) allowed one run in 5⅓ innings. He was removed with runners on second and third, and Justin Upton hit a sacrifice fly off Nick Goody.

Upton added an RBI single in the eighth, but Adam Cimber struck out Kole Calhoun with two on to end the inning.

Plutko had a simple strategy as each inning passed and the game remained scoreless.

"Get the leadoff man out, get the next man out and get the man after that out," he said. "Come back in the dugout and let us hit."

Franmil Reyes, who was acquired in a three-team trade Wednesday, lined a one-out double to left in the fifth for the Indians' first hit. Kipnis homered to right, his 10th of the season.

Kevin Plawecki was hit by a pitch and Anderson replaced Cahill. Tyler Naquin singled and Lindor homered to center for his 19th of the season.

Pena sprained his right knee as he stepped on first base to record an out on a ground ball hit by Jose Ramirez. First baseman Albert Pujols fielded the ball and made a high underhand toss to Pena, who was covering the bag.

Pena reached for the ball and his left foot landed on the base. He hopped around on his left foot before going to the ground in pain holding his right leg. The pitcher was eventually carried to the dugout by Pujols and a trainer.

Angels manager Brad Ausmus didn't have an update on Pena following the game.

"I'm not overly optimistic based on his reaction," he said. "It didn't look out of the ordinary other than him going down right after he hit the top of the bag."

Los Angeles has dropped seven of nine to fall to .500 at 56-56.

KEEP YOUR SCHEDULE OPEN

Plutko had an interesting week. The right-hander originally was slated to follow starter Danny Salazar in Thursday's game against Houston. That plan changed when Trevor Bauer was traded to Cincinnati on Wednesday, putting Plutko back in the rotation.

"It's not my first time doing it," Plutko said. "I just feel it's part of my job. Sometimes I'm in the bullpen. Sometimes I'm starting. Sometimes I go a week between starts. I love it. I'll do anything for this team."

TOUGH LUCK

Pena leads the Angels with eight wins, including victories in three of his previous five outings going into Saturday.

"He has pitched pretty well for us," Ausmus said. "We are taking some hits in the starting rotation."

TRAINER'S ROOM

Angels: SS Andrelton Simmons was a late lineup scratch because of a sore left foot.

Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (broken forearm) threw 35 pitches in a simulated game. He could begin a minor league rehabilitation assignment Thursday. ... RHP Salazar (strained right groin) will rehab the injury in Tampa before starting a throwing program.

UP NEXT

Angels: RHP Jaime Barria (4-4, 6.28 ERA) has struggled away from his home ballpark, allowing 24 earned runs in 20⅓ innings over five appearances on the road.

Indians: Shane Bieber (10-4, 3.40 ERA) allowed two runs in seven innings against Houston in his last start, but the All-Star Game MVP was outpitched by Justin Verlander.

HOUSTON -- After losing 13 decisions in a row with the Toronto Blue Jays, Aaron Sanchez was looking for a fresh start and a way to turn things around in his move to the Houston Astros.

But even with their history of improving the performance of pitchers, it would have been hard to imagine his Houston debut would go this well Saturday night.

Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on their way to a combined no-hitter in a 9-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

"It's hard to come to a team and feel like you can contribute right away when they're already so good," Sanchez said. "So for tonight to end the way it did, these guys coming in behind me and doing their part, too ... I'm so happy."

Sanchez was an All-Star in 2016 and led the American League in ERA, but he'd struggled badly this season and was leading the majors with 14 losses.

He had been winless in 17 consecutive starts, and his 6.07 ERA entering Saturday was the worst in the majors among 72 qualified pitchers. However, three days after he was acquired from the Blue Jays at the trade deadline, the 27-year-old right-hander teamed with Will Harris, Joe Biagini and Chris Devenski to shut down Seattle.

"Just trying to have a good first impression," said Sanchez, who was pulled by manager AJ Hinch after 92 pitches.

It was the second time in less than a month the last-place Mariners were no-hit by multiple pitchers. The Los Angeles Angels used two in a combined no-hitter July 12 against Seattle on a night when they honored late left-hander Tyler Skaggs by all wearing his No. 45 in their first home game since his death.

Sanchez (4-14) kept the Mariners off balance with a steady stream of fastballs in the low-to-mid 90s (mph) coupled with slow curves that often froze batters for strikes as he worked with veteran catcher Martin Maldonado, picked up by Houston in a trade with the Chicago Cubs earlier in the week.

Sanchez threw his curve on 30.4% of his pitches, the highest curveball percentage of his career with a minimum of two batters faced according to ESPN Stats & Information.

"He certainly wasn't dominating anybody coming into the game, so we expected to do a lot more against him and just weren't able to get it done," Seattle manager Scott Servais said.

Hinch was glad the baggage of Sanchez's struggles in Toronto didn't follow him to Houston.

"I don't carry the burden of the early-season losses for him because he wasn't with us," Hinch said. "I am proud of him for containing his energy and containing his excitement. ... I feel so good for him because he was able to channel that inner energy that he has and deliver a huge start. He really did step onto this team and provide a great first impression."

After six sparkling innings, Sanchez was replaced by Harris to start the seventh in a move Hinch called a "no-brainer."

"I get the dilemma and obviously it kind of hits you in the stomach a little bit, but my responsibility is to take care of him, take care of our team, take care of our pursuit to win the division," Hinch said.

Harris and Biagini, also obtained from the Blue Jays in the same deal that netted Sanchez, each worked one inning before Devenski tossed a perfect ninth. He retired All-Star slugger Daniel Vogelbach on a routine fly for the final out, setting off a celebration on the field after the Astros' 12th no-hitter.

Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, who threw one of his record seven no-hitters for Houston, was at Minute Maid Park to see this one.

"This is awesome," Sanchez said, adding: "You can't write it up any better than this."

Sanchez struck out six, walked two and hit a batter with a pitch in his first victory since April 27 for Toronto.

Hinch patted Sanchez on the chest after he finished the sixth, and pitching coach Brent Strom offered a hearty handshake.

With the Astros' impressive history of improving the performance of pitchers they acquire, Hinch was asked recently what they would do to help Sanchez get back on track.

"We don't have magic dust," Hinch said. "There's a lot of people in the organization that go to work to try to find the one thing that can unlock people's potential."

Sanchez was a first-round draft pick of the Blue Jays in 2010 and went 15-2 with a 3.00 ERA over 30 starts in 2016. He was excited for his fresh start in Houston but also grateful for his time and opportunity with the Blue Jays. The pitcher took out a full-page ad in the Toronto Sun on Saturday to thank the team and city for their support throughout his career.

Sanchez plunked Omar Narvaez with two outs in the first inning and retired the next nine batters before walking Vogelbach with two outs in the fourth. Ryan Court hit a soft grounder with two outs in the fifth but first baseman Yuli Gurriel fielded it and tossed to Sanchez, who dashed to first base just in front of Court for the third out.

Sanchez walked Mallex Smith with one out in the sixth, then retired the next two batters.

Harris walked Domingo Santana with one out in the seventh, but J.P. Crawford grounded into a double play.

Mike Fiers pitched the previous no-hitter for Houston against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 21, 2015. That gem came in his third start with the Astros, just 23 days after they obtained him in a trade, and it was his first career complete game.

Houston used six pitchers in a combined no-hitter at Yankee Stadium in 2003.

Besides the Angels' combined effort, Fiers has the only other no-hitter in the majors this season, for Oakland on May 7 against Cincinnati.

Michael Brantley had three hits and four RBIs. Jose Altuve homered for the Astros.

Marco Gonzales (12-9) gave up eight hits and four runs in five innings as the Mariners fell to 1-11 against the AL West leaders this season.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez, out since May 12 because of a strained right shoulder, pitched two perfect innings for Class A Everett on Friday, and Servais said Hernandez probably would throw about 45 pitches in his next rehab game.

Astros: C Robinson Chirinos was out of the lineup for a third straight game because of soreness in his right shoulder.

HEY, WHERE YA GOING?

Houston pitcher Gerrit Cole was irked that some fans got up to leave in the ninth inning and yelled at a few of them who were near Houston's dugout as they headed toward the exits.

"A couple of people were kind of surprised or whatever, but I just don't think everybody was aware of what was going on," he said. "I certainly wouldn't leave. But if you want to leave, you can leave. I'm not telling you to stay or leave, I just hope that you know that it was a no-hitter."

UP NEXT

Mariners: Seattle will use an opener Sunday, but Servais hadn't yet said who it would be. After that, LHP Tommy Milone (1-5, 4.39 ERA) will make his 14th appearance of the season.

Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (14-4, 2.73 ERA) gave up two hits and struck out 13 in seven innings of a 2-0 victory over Cleveland his previous time out to win his fourth straight decision.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz is hardly slowing down. If anything, he's heating up.

The 39-year-old Minnesota slugger extended his recent tear Saturday night, hitting three home runs in a game for the second time in 10 days and powering the American League Central-leading Twins to an 11-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

A day after he homered, doubled twice and drove in five runs, Cruz again had five RBIs.

"I think my approach is the right one," Cruz said. "My body feels good, and I have the right approach."

Cruz hit a two-run homer in the first inning, a solo drive in the second and a two-run shot in the sixth. He didn't get a chance at a record-tying fourth home run -- he was left on deck when Jorge Polanco grounded out to end the eighth.

Cruz has 11 homers and 23 RBIs in his past nine starts.

"Hopefully I keep finding runners on base," Cruz said. "I can only drive [in] runs when I find runners on base. We've got a great lineup. They all get on base for me."

Cruz connected for a career-high three homers on July 25 against the White Sox, and matched that mark against the Royals. He has 30 homers this year and 390 for his career, tying Graig Nettles for 62nd place.

Cruz is the only player in major league history with multiple three-homer games after his 39th birthday, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. He also surpassed Chili Davis for the Twins' mark for homers in a season by a designated hitter.

Only two other players have had two three-homer games within 10 days. Doug DeCinces did it for the California Angels on Aug. 3 and Aug. 8, 1982, and Johnny Mize did it for the St. Louis Cardinals on July 13 and July 20, 1938.

Cruz is the first Twins player to have multiple three-homer games in the same season. He's hit at least 30 homers in six consecutive seasons. Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera and Edwin Encarnacion are the only other active players to have accomplished that.

"Well, my vocabulary is not good enough to really do the guy justice," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "If you're around long enough, you see a lot of impressive things, but what we're watching right now is something that the likes of it, I haven't seen anything like it before. I don't think anybody else has either, but again, are we surprised that we're seeing it from him? Absolutely not. It's just what he does. He continues to go out there and produce at levels that nobody else does."

Polanco and C.J. Cron also homered for the Twins, who lead Cleveland by three games.

Jorge Soler homered and Meibrys Viloria had two RBIs for the Royals, who have lost five consecutive games and eight of nine.

The Twins homered three times in a five-run second inning off Danny Duffy (5-6). Cron, reinstated from the injured list earlier in the day, hit a solo homer. Polanco later had a three-run drive, and Cruz followed with a home run.

"We've got a lot of ways we can beat you," Twins starter Kyle Gibson said. "So it's been fun to watch."

Max Kepler and Cron had RBI singles in the fifth. Cron finished with three hits.

Gibson (11-4) allowed two earned runs and four hits in 6⅔ innings.

Duffy gave up nine runs and eight hits in 4⅔ innings. He was tagged for four homers, walked two and struck out five. The last time Duffy gave up four homers in one game was May 2, 2018, in Boston.

"They're not very forgiving," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Nelson Cruz is swinging the bat really well right now. I mean, he's not missing. You throw something that's got a little too much of the plate and he's gonna ride it."

NATHAN HONORED

Former Twins closer Joe Nathan was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame before the game. Nathan spent seven of his 16 major league seasons in Minnesota. He recorded a franchise-record 260 saves in 460 games. Forty-five of Nathan's 377 career saves came against the Royals.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Twins: OF Byron Buxton (left shoulder subluxation) and RHP Michael Pineda (right triceps strain) were put on the 10-day injured list. RHP Zack Littell and OF Jake Cave were recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take their spots on the 25-man roster. ... LHP Lewis Thorpe was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Cron (right thumb inflammation).

UP NEXT

RHP Jake Odorizzi (12-5, 3.73) starts for the Twins on Sunday against Royals RHP Brad Keller (7-10, 4.01).

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

The Houston Astros spun the 12th no-hitter in franchise history, holding the Seattle Mariners hitless in a 9-0 victory in Minute Maid Park on Saturday behind four pitchers -- starting with Aaron Sanchez, who was making his Astros debut after going to Houston at the trade deadline. He could not have chosen a better night for it, as it came on the same night they inducted the inaugural class of the Astros' team Hall of Fame. On a night the team was honoring greats such as Nolan Ryan -- who holds the individual record of no-hitters with seven -- how better to honor him and the other inductees than for the current Astros to spin their own new no-no?

In the win, Sanchez pitched the first six innings, followed by relievers Will Harris, Joe Biagini -- also making his debut as an Astro after coming over in the same trade with Sanchez -- and Chris Devenski. They combined to give up four walks in nine innings against the Mariners while holding them hitless and racking up eight strikeouts.

Sanchez came into his first start for Houston with a 6.07 ERA -- the highest in baseball among pitchers qualifying for the ERA title -- in his 23 starts with the Toronto Blue Jays before going to Houston at the trade deadline on July 31. He now joins a burgeoning group of veteran pitchers who experienced quick turnarounds in their fortunes as Astros, including Charlie Morton in 2017, Gerrit Cole in 2018 and Wade Miley this season.

• Sanchez joins rare company in another way, as noted by the Elias Sports Bureau. There have been four no-hit efforts in the modern era started by pitchers making their debut with a team: Don Cardwell with the Cubs in 1960, Mark Langston in 1990 in a combined no-hitter for the Angels, Wilson Alvarez in 1991 with the White Sox and Hideo Nomo in 2001 with the Red Sox. Langston's no-hitter was finished by Angels vet Mike Witt, so until Sanchez and Biagini contributed to this Astros no-hitter, there had never been a no-hitter featuring multiple pitchers making their team debut.

• Sanchez came into his Astros debut with a 13-decision losing streak, the longest by any starting pitcher since Shelby Miller lost 16 straight decisions in 2015. Consider that streak entirely busted. Elias reports that is the most consecutive decisions with a loss prior to a start of at least six no-hit innings in baseball's modern era (since 1900), topping Hoy Wilhelm's nine losses in 1952 and Matt Young's six spread between 1991 and 1992.

• The previous no-hitter thrown by the Astros was spun by Mike Fiers on Aug. 21, 2015, at home against the Dodgers, making this only the second no-hitter thrown at Minute Maid Park. Fiers also notably threw the first no-hitter of the 2019 season earlier this year for the Oakland A's, the 300th in major league history.

• The 12 no-hitters thrown by the Astros are the second most by any team since the Astros entered MLB as an expansion team in 1962. Only the Dodgers have more with 13.

• This was the 14th combined no-hitter in MLB history. The Astros became just the third team with multiple combined no-hitters in franchise history; the Angels and Orioles already had two apiece.

• For the Mariners, this is the second time they've been no-hit in a little more than three weeks; the previous one came against the Angels on July 12, which was also a combined no-hitter, making the Mariners the first team to be on the receiving end of more than one combined no-hitter in a single season. The last teams to be no-hit twice in the same season were the 2015 Mets and Dodgers.

• Elias also notes the Mariners went just 22 days between no-hitters, the seventh-shortest gap between being no-hit in MLB history. The record is one day, set by the 1917 White Sox when they were no-hit on consecutive days on May 5 and 6.

• The Mariners had already been no-hit by combined effort twice in their history, tied for the most in MLB history (with the A's and Padres), and are now the only team to suffer this sort of defeat three times.

If Seattle can take solace in anything, it's that in today's era of openers, pitch counts and ever-growing strikeout rates, they probably won't be the last.

• Other Astros inducted into the team's Hall of Fame beyond Ryan on Saturday in the inaugural class include Bob Aspromonte, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Jose Cruz (Sr.), Larry Dierker, Gene Elston, Milo Hamilton, Joe Morgan, Joe Niekro, Shane Reynolds, J.R. Richard, Mike Scott, Jim Umbricht, Don Wilson and Jimmy Wynn.

Highlights from the joint UKWL and BAL fixture in Birmingham

Birchfield Harriers won their third match of the season to make it five men’s league titles in successive years.

They were led off in Birmingham by Craig Murch who posted his fourth league hammer victory of the campaign and did so with his second personal best in a week.

His 73.64m final round throw was adjudged the best performance of the men’s match.

For the women, Thames Valley Harriers completed another clean sweep of UK league titles to post their third successive and fourth league title in five years.

Their Rachel Miller’s 100m victory in 11.49 (pictured) was one of the best performances among the women, but Zoey Clark’s 53.10 400m victory was on a par.

Edinburgh’s Beth Dobbin was less than a tick slower that Miller, at 11.51 before returning to take the 200m in 23.03 against a wind.

Cardiff’s Jenny Nesbitt won the 3000m in 9:18.30 and Notts’ Annabelle Crossdale caused an upset in the hammer with a narrow 59.77m win over Jess Mayho and Amy Harrington.

Elsewhere among the men, Newham had Ben Snaith beat his Birchfield rival Sadam Koumi for the first time but the men’s day did belong to Birchfield despite their sprint relay team dropping the baton.

The competition aside there was much talk was about the two leagues’ proposals to have joint men’s and women’s teams next year.

Edinburgh’s strong women’s squad, third here, voiced objections as their men will let them down while second-placed men’s team Newham were equally against the amalgamation as they believed that their women would take them away from the top flight.

A straw poll suggested that about a third of the clubs at Alexander Stadium were against the proposed move.

BRNO, Czech Republic – A perfectly-timed switch to slicks and a masterful ride around the Brno Circuit saw Marc Marquez run away with the pole position for the MotoGP Czech Grand Prix on Saturday.

In the process, Marquez equaled Mick Doohan’s premier class pole record, topping qualifying for the 58th time in his young career.

Torrential morning rain ceased just ahead of Free Practice 3 for the MotoGP World Championship but left the Brno circuit soaking wet.

Although conditions improved throughout the morning session, the rain returned during the lunch break, ensuring every Saturday session at the Czech Grand Prix was wet.

Able to immediately achieve a good feeling with his Repsol Honda Team RC213V in the wet, Marquez continued to challenge for the top spots as he had done throughout the weekend.

A second-place lap in FP3 had the reigning world champion confident of a strong result in the wet or dry. Even with the rain, the grid was decided on slicks, and Marquez was the first to head out as the dry line appeared.

Expertly navigating the treacherous conditions of the Automotodrom Brno, Marquez claimed the pole by a staggering 2.5 seconds with a time of 2:02.753.

Saturday marked the 86th overall pole of Marquez’s grand-prix motorcycle career.

“At the start, I believed in the slick tires with how the conditions were changing, but in the end when the rain came back and the track got wetter it was difficult,” noted Marquez. “Maybe in hindsight, I took a little too much (of a) risk, but in the end we finished in a good way and I am happy. Tomorrow it looks like it will be a sunny day, so it will be a normal race.

“With the conditions we have had, it is hard to know where everyone is … but the target as always is the podium.”

Australian Jack Miller was second-fastest for Pramac Racing, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Johann Zarco completing the front row of the grid in third.

Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso, the second factory KTM of Pol Espargaro and Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins make up row two, with Valentino Rossi clocking in seventh as the fastest Yamaha rider in the field on one of the two factory-backed bikes.

Danilo Petrucci, Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo completed the top 10 in qualifying.

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe passed up his scheduled arbitration hearing by agreeing to a two-year, $5.7 million contract.

The deal was reached Saturday, a day before the player's hearing. McCabe was a restricted free agent, and both sides were seeking a one-year contract in arbitration.

Playing mostly a top-four defensive role during his four full seasons in Buffalo, McCabe matched a career high with four goals and added 10 assists in 59 games in 2018-19. He ranked fifth among Sabres defensemen in averaging just less than 19 minutes of play last season.

McCabe, 25, has suffered a number of injuries over the past two seasons. He missed the final two months of 2017-18 after having surgery to his thumb and shoulder, missed three weeks in December with an upper-body injury and was expected to be out for the rest of last season after suffering an upper-body injury in March. But he came back for the Sabres' final four games.

He returns to a Sabres team that has not reached the playoffs since the 2010-11 season.

A 2012 second-round pick, McCabe has 14 goals and 61 points in 274 career games.

The signing adds to Buffalo's salary-cap crunch, with McCabe's contract pushing the team to within about $300,000 of the NHL's $81.5 million payroll limit for next season.

That means the Sabres will be over the cap once goalie Linus Ullmark's contract is determined following his arbitration hearing held Friday.

Teams have until a few days before the season opens in early October to comply with the league's salary rules.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.