WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.Ginn has retired 18 of the 21 batters hes faced. Washingtons only baseruners came on a pair of two-out walks in the second and a two-out walk in the fifth. Ginn has seven strikeouts and has thrown 77 pitches, 47 for strikes.The closest the Nationals have come to a hit was in the fifth when Dylan Crews appeared to beat out an infield single to third baseman Joshua Kuroda-Grauer. After Crews was initially ruled safe, the As challenged and the call was overturned following a replay review for the final out of the inning.Kuroda-Grauer also made a diving catch in the outfield on CJ Abrams' popup in the fourth.Ginn, who had a 3.67 ERA going into the game, has never thrown a complete game during his three-year major league career. The As, who have lost 10 straight, lead 6-0.Mike Fiers had the last no-hitter for the As against the Cincinnati Reds in 2019 when the team was still in Oakland.Four Houston Astros pitchers combined to no-hit the Texas Rangers on May 25, the only no-hitter in the majors this season.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb