Framber Valdez threw the 16th no-hitter in Houston Astros history during a 2-0 win against the Guardians on Tuesday night. It's the first solo no-hitter by an Astros pitcher since Justin Verlander on Sept. 1, 2019 against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Valdez entered the outing seeking a bounce-back. He boasted a 7.00 ERA in his past five starts and had surrendered 15 earned runs in his past 15 innings, somewhat increasing the front office’s urgency to add a starting pitcher at the trade deadline.“I think the last couple games I just wasn’t as focused as I could have been,” Valdez said through an interpreter after the win. “I’ll be the first to admit that.
Tuesday demonstrated how lethal Houston’s new-look rotation could be. Valdez threw the first solo no-hitter by an Astros pitcher since Verlander accomplished the feat on Sept. 1, 2019 against theat Rogers Centre. Valdez is also the first left-handed pitcher to throw a no-hitter in Astros history. Valdez needed 93 pitches to retire the minimum 27 batters he faced. His performance was a “Maddux,” too, meaning a shutout on fewer than 100 pitches. Only
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