Lucas Giolito is lifted after 6 no-hit innings — and Liam Hendriks gets his 1st save — in the Chicago White Sox’s 3-2 win – The Denver Post

Lucas Giolito was nearly part of another historic night.

Giolito pitched six no-hit innings for the Chicago White Sox in a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.

Giolito struck out seven and walked three, exiting after throwing 100 pitches.

Joe Kelly entered in the seventh and struck out the first two batters before walking Willie Calhoun. Isiah Kiner-Falefa broke up the combined no-hit bid when his fly to left-center fell between Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. for an RBI double. There appeared to be miscommunication between the outfielders.

Giolito and three relievers combined for a three-hitter to win the opener of the three-game series.

The Sox were vying for the 21st no-hitter in franchise history. Giolito threw the 19th on Aug. 25, 2020, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Guaranteed Rate Field.

That one was played with no fans in the stands because of the pandemic. Tuesday’s game was in front of 38,049 in one of the biggest settings in the sport.

Michael Kopech took a perfect game into the sixth the last time the Sox were at Yankee Stadium before surrendering a two-out double to Rob Brantly in the nightcap of a May 22 doubleheader last season.

Tuesday didn’t begin sharply for Giolito, who walked two with two outs in the first. He got out of the inning, striking out Anthony Volpe.

Giolito’s batterymate, Seby Zavala, supplied the offense with a solo homer to right in the third and a two-run homer to left in the fifth.

The Sox turned to the bullpen after the six dominating innings by Giolito.

Kelly rebounded after giving up the double and a single to Jose Trevino by getting Jake Bauers to ground out to shortstop Tim Anderson.

Kendall Graveman pitched a perfect eighth with one strikeout.

Liam Hendriks surrendered a homer to Josh Donaldson but got the next three batters to ground out to Anderson for his first save since being reinstated from the injured list May 29 after his battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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