Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Move aside, Justin Verlander. You're no longer the biggest Houston Astros story from Tuesday night.
Framber Valdez threw a 93-pitch no-hitter against the Cleveland Guardians on the night his team reunited with Verlander in a trade with the New York Mets prior to the MLB trade deadline.
Valdez’s dominance was the 16th no-hitter thrown in Astros history, as the 2-0 shutout was capped by a blooper to shortstop Jeremy Peña, who snagged it to secure history. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Framber Valdez #59 of the Houston Astros celebrates after pitching a no-hitter against the Cleveland Guardians at Minute Maid Park on August 01, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Logan Riely/Getty Images) And as it turns out, Verlander was the last Houston starter to throw a no-hitter across nine innings of baseball in 2019.
Valdez’s no-hitter also sits as the fourth-lowest amount of pitches a starter has needed to complete one in MLB history. It’s also the lowest amount of pitches since David Cone’s 88-pitch perfect game with the New York Yankees in 1999.