The Astros pitched only the second no-hitter in World Series history as Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly combined to silence the Phillies and even the World Series with a 5-0 win.
Yordan Alvarez produced a two-out single after a solid at-bat.
Cristian Javier retired three consecutive Phillies in the bottom of the first inning and J.T. Realmuto ended the frame by whiffing at an 80 mph slider. —Cristian Javier sets down the Phillies in order in the first, capping the inning with a strikeout of J.T. Realmuto. Needless to say, a much better start for the Astros than Game 3.It netted nothing, but the Astros took far better at-bats in the first inning today than at any point during Game 3.
This year, Mancini will write Ryan Minor’s name on his card. Minor was Mancini’s Low-A manager in the Orioles system and recently received a Stage IV colon cancer diagnosis. “I texted him a couple days ago, and he got back to me, so I've been talking to him and just wanted to let him know I was thinking about him, and I know what he's going through,” Mancini said.The Astros enter Game 4 trying to buck a recent trend. Eleven of the past 14 teams to lead the World Series 2-1 have gone on to win it, including the past five instances.
despite all the social media chatter about what Bryce Harper might have told teammate Alec Bohm. Before Wednesday’s Game 4, Phillies manager Rob Thomson was asked for his opinion and if he thought it might be an advantage for the Astros to think they might have picked up a tell on McCullers even if they haven’t really. “I don’t think we had anything on him, but I don’t know whether it helps or hurts if someone thinks we did have something on him,” Thomson said.
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