Padres' Dylan Cease tosses no-hitter vs. Nationals

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Dylan Cease pitched the second no-hitter in the majors this season and the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 on Thursday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep.

Cease, 28, struck out nine batters and walked three while throwing a season-high 114 pitches.

He retired Ildemaro Vargas on the grounder to second base to start the ninth inning. He then induced Jac