Héctor Neris overcame some turbulence and Ryan Pressly redeemed himself as the two combined with Cristian Javier for the Astros' no-hitter on Saturday.
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: Dusty Baker Jr. #12 of the Houston Astros congratulates Ryan Pressly #55 after the final out of a combined no hitter against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 25, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Astros defeated the Yankees 3-0.NEW YORK — Five outs separated the Astros from a no-hitter, yet Héctor Neris neared an implosion.
Neris had walked Hicks to start the inning. He induced a flyout from pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter to regain stability, but Maldonado noticed Neris trying too hard to quicken his delivery during the at-bat. Neris is notoriously slow to home plate and susceptible to stolen bases. Before LeMahieu arrived to hit, Maldonado jogged out to remind him of the scenario.
Maldonado motioned toward the dugout and asked pitching coach Josh Miller to join them. Miller said he is “usually going to defer to Maldy” in any on-field scenario, illustrating the amount of trust this coaching staff puts in this catcher’s ability. Miller discussed attack plans for both LeMahieu and Carpenter with Maldonado prior to the inning. Not even he knew why Maldonado summoned him.
The meeting dissipated and Neris gathered himself. Joey Gallo stepped into the batter’s box. Neris elevated a four-seam fastball, but perhaps didn’t get it as high as many intended. Gallo struck it at 112.4 mph and sent a fly ball that Statcast said carried a .670 expected batting average.
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