Astros' Framber Valdez tosses no-hitter against Guardians in dominant fashion

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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. 

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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.   

Valdez is also the first left in Astros history to record a no-hitter.

At the Astros’ home Minute Maid Field, the crowd went ballistic as Valdez’s teammates rushed to him to celebrate the moment. 

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Valdez, who is in the conversation for the American League Cy Young Award this season, now owns a 3.07 ERA after not allowing a single run or hit, while striking out seven and walking one on his fantastic night. 

A perfect game was in the mix in this outing until Valdez issued a leadoff walk in the top of