Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier along with relievers Hector Neris and closer Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter besting the New York Yankees 3-0 at Yankee Stadium. Javier tossed 7 innings striking out 13 batters while Neris and Pressly pitched an inning apiece.
If Yogi Berra were still among us he would say, "This is a case of deja vu all over again." The last time the Yankees were on the wrong end of a no-hitter was when Roy Oswalt and five Astros relievers pulled off the same feat at the original Yankee Stadium 19 years ago this month. Back then the Astros were a NL team. It is the 14th no-hitter in Astros franchise history and first since Justin Verlander tossed his third career no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays in September 2019.
Today's no-no is the third of the 2022 MLB season. In April, Tylor Megill and four relievers combined for only the second no-hitter in New York Mets franchise history (the Mets and Astros both came into being in 1962). Last month, Los Angeles Angels pitcher Reid Detmers no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays. Detmers was demoted to Triple-A on Thursday. Of course, much has happened to the Angels. The night Detmers tossed his no-hitter, the Angels were 21-11 and leading the AL West by a game. Since then, the Angels have gone 13-28 and are now 11.5 games back of (who else?) the Astros. No doubt the Angels and everyone else in the AL West wishes a similar reversal of fortune for Houston.
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