Padres Dylan Cease exits with apparent injury after Yankees break up no-hit bid

Dylan Cease went into the seventh inning with a no-hit bid intact.He left before the inning was over with the chance at history gone — and with an apparent injury.The Padres ace hadn’t allowed a hit to the Yankees through the first 6 1/3 innings on Wednesday night before allowing a solo homer to Cody Bellinger, and though he recovered to strike out Anthony Volpe, he then exited early with a trainer.It’s not clear what happened that led to the apparent issue.

Entering the seventh inning, the Yankees had reached base just three times — walks by Jasson Domínguez and Oswaldo Cabrera and a catcher’s interference by Jorbit Vivas.Before the Bellinger homer, the closest thing to a hit was Austin Wells’ fly ball to the right-field wall that Fernando Tatis Jr.

made a leaping catch on in the fourth inning.Max Fried was plenty good himself, allowing just one run on five hits through seven strong innings. This story will be updated ...