Astros pitch second no-hitter in World Series history in a 5-0 win against the Phillies to even the series at two games each.
Houston Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier during the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series between the Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia on Wednesday.PHILADELPHIA — Hammered the night before, Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros desperately needed to figure how to keep Bryce Harper and the Phillies in the ballpark.
The quartet of pitchers posed with catcher Christian Vázquez near the visiting dugout moments after the game, each putting a hand on the game ball for a photo. It’s a picture no one could’ve envisioned 24 hours earlier, when Philadelphia clubbed a Series record-tying five home runs in a 7-0 romp in Game 3.Javier said his parents predicted Tuesday night he was going to throw a no-hitter.
“For me? I mean, a loss is a loss,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “That’s the way I kind of look at it.” Very still on the mound, Javier carved his own quiet spot in the middle of the Phillies’ storm. Backing off onto the grass, straightening his hat, rubbing the ball, taking deep breaths, he proceeded at his own pace.
The closest the Phillies came to a hit was in the third inning, when Kyle Schwarber grounded a hard foul past first base. On fair balls, nothing.Philadelphia waspitchers in April, one of several crushing losses that led to manager Joe Girardi’s firing two months later.
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