Nats’ Sánchez loses no-hit bid with 2 outs in 8th in NLCS

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington Nationals right-hander Aníbal Sánchez lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the eighth inning on a clean single by St. Louis Cardinals pinch-hitter José Martínez in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series.
Martínez lined an 82 mph split-finger fastball into center field, spoiling Sánchez’s shot at the third no-hitter in postseason history. Two batters earlier, first baseman Ryan Zimmerman preserved the bid by diving to