Blake Snell nears no-hitter, Kevin Kiermaier hits grand slam as Rays top Nationals

Blake Snell was nearly unhittable for the second straight start, and he found a little more of the strike zone, too. Snell took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 11-0 on Monday night. Wilson Ramos homered twice and rookie Jake Bauers had four hits in the Rays' fourth straight win. "I felt like the way we hit allowed me to get in a more aggressive mindset, which changed my pace and tempo, all of that," said Snell. Snell (10-4) walked Trea Turner and Bryce Harper to open the game before retiring 18 straight, striking out five straight at one point. Anthony Rendon doubled off the left-field wall on a 3-1 pitch leading off the seventh for the first of Washington's two hits. Snell, 6-1 in his last eight starts, struck out 10 while walking four. He left after the seventh inning and 103 pitches.