Dodgers rookie pulled during no-hit bid in 8th inning

San Francisco Giants catcher Trevor Brown hit a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth, one batter after Dodgers rookie Ross Stripling was pulled with a no-hitter intact through 7 1/3 innings in his MLB debut Friday.

Stripling had thrown 100 pitches when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts removed the rookie after issuing a lead off walk, and replaced him with reliever Chris Hatcher. Stripling, who walked four and struck out four, was trying to become the first pitcher since 1892 to throw a no-hitter in his first career start.

Brown's homer - the first of his career - came just five pitches into Hatcher's appearance, ending the Dodgers' combined no-hit bid. The stunning sequence of events included Roberts being ejected the following at-bat, and Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford homering in the 10th for the 3-2 walk-off win.

Stripling's no-hitter bid was kept intact thanks to several nice defensive plays, including a diving catch from Yasiel Puig in the second and another exceptional grab by Joc Pederson to start the fourth. The 26-year-old Stripling, a 2012 fifth-round draft pick who skipped Triple-A, is a former Tommy John patient after undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery in March 2014.

According to MLB Network, the only pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter in his major-league debut was Bumpus Jones, who accomplished the feat for Cincinnati on Oct. 15, 1892. Stripling's effort marks the longest hitless outing in an MLB debut in the modern era, according to Elias Sports.

When asked after the game whether he stood by his decision to pull Stripling, Roberts didn't hesitate.

''No-brainer,'' he said.

The first-year manager said he made the move to protect Stripling's health.

''It was the right call,'' Stripling said. ''It was a tough decision for him and I certainly had no ill feelings toward the decision one bit.''