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| System ID: | jl-e05ba34d836df50825c73a097e26d84a |
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| Title: | Here is every Astros no-hitter |
| Link: | Original article on mlb.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | astros; team; tucker; walks; revisit; career; blanco; yainer; manager; win; mlb; game; nohitter; Ronel Blanco; Cristian Javier; Framber Valdez; Inning; Ryan Pressly; Justin Verlander; Major League Baseball postseason; Mike Fiers; No-hitter; Manager (baseball); New York Yankees; Houston Astros; Innings pitched; Strikeout; Toronto Blue Jays; Major League Baseball; Aaron Sanchez (baseball); Héctor Neris; Philadelphia Phillies; Bullpen; Los Angeles Dodgers; Bryan Abreu; Will Harris (baseball); Don Larsen's perfect game; Kyle Tucker; Rafael Montero (baseball); Kirk Saarloos; Pete Munro; Larry Dierker; Darryl Kile; Octavio Dotel; Joe Biagini; Billy Wagner; National League Division Series; Brad Lidge; Chris Devenski; Roy Halladay; Expansion team; Plate appearance; Double play; Seattle Mariners |
| Datetime: | 5/26/2026, 2:21:56 AM |
| Summary: | Besides a nearly symmetrical pair of George Springer walks to bookend the game -- one on the game's first plate appearance, and one with two outs in the top of the ninth -- Blanco was perfect in his eighth career MLB start. While the Astros' didn't particularly need Blanco to be dominant given that they hit five homers (including two apiece from Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz), the 30-year-old was still stellar in an outing that also included seven strikeouts. This game also represented the first win of manager Joe Espada's career, making him the first manager in MLB history to have his first win with a particular team come during a no-hitter, let alone the first win of a manager's entire MLB career.... |
