Mahle sparkles early in 11-k no-hit bid

Mahle flirts with no-hitter CINCINNATI -- Reds rookie Tyler Mahle tossed a perfect game in Double-A last season and a no-hitter in Class A Advanced two seasons ago. For the first six innings of Cincinnati's 9-7, 12-inning win over the Braves on Tuesday, Mahle flirted with throwing his first no-hitter in the Majors.

"It's in the back of your head, always," Mahle said.

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In the end, Mahle's dominance for six innings would become a no-decision footnote during the Reds' win. The 23-year-old, who is ranked as the organization's No. 4 prospect by MLB Pipeline, already had 11 strikeouts and kept Atlanta hitless into the seventh when Freddie Freeman led off with a homer deep into…