Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
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Astros throw a combined no-hitter in their 9-0 win over the Rangers
It was the first no-hitter in the major leagues since Shota Imanaga and two Chicago Cubs relievers combined for a 12-0 win over Pittsburgh on Sept. 4, 2024.
Imai (2-2) got in a groove after walking three of the first four batters he faced, as the 28-year-old rookie from Japan got 16 outs over his last 16 batters. Okert pitched the seventh inning before the 23-year-old Santa got the final six outs, becoming the first pitcher to be involved in a no-hitter in his big league debut.
It was the fourth combined no-hitter in the regular season for the Astros, who had another one in the 2022 World Series against Philadelphia.
Ronel Blanco tossed the previous no-hitter for Houston in a 10-0 victory over Toronto on April 1, 2024. In fact, Houston has authored three of the past seven and five of the last 11 major league no-hitters — beginning with the one in the World Series.
Houston's four-game winning streak is its longest since taking five in a row after starting the season 0-2. This was the team's sixth shutout of the year.
Texas, held scoreless for the fourth time this season, was no-hit for the sixth time overall.
Imai struck out two and walked four in six innings. Okert struck out one of the four batters he faced. Santa ended the game with his first big league strikeout.
The Astros went ahead to stay with a run in the first without a hit. Texas starter Kumar Rocker (2-5) hit Jeremy Peña with the first pitch of the game before a stolen base, a grounder and a sacrifice fly by Alvarez.
Rocker struck out five and allowed four runs in five innings.
Alvarez led off the fourth with his 16th homer and 33rd RBI to make it 2-0. The slugger had only two RBI in his previous 14 games.
Walker's 15th homer was a three-run shot off reliever Peyton Gray in a five-run seventh.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Brandon Nimmo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes. |
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9th Inning | Osuna grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Pederson lined out to second. |
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9th Inning | Allen grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Matthews out at second. |
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9th Inning | Matthews grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Smith out at second. |
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9th Inning | Smith hit by pitch. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 3 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 19 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 0 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 0 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 25 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 23 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 142 | Pitches | 136 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 0 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 30 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 6.7 | Runs Created | -1.7 |
| .270 | Batting Average | .000 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .459 | Slugging Percentage | .000 |
| .324 | Secondary Average | .200 |
| .364 | On Base Percentage | .167 |
| .823 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .167 |
| 1.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 6.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -1.7 |
| 56.0 | Batter Rating | 0.0 |
| 18.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.23 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.53 |
| .189 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.25 |
| .068 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .167 |
| .054 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .200 |
| 18.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.0 |
| 97.8 | MLB Rating | 53.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 36,180 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
| Texas |
2.5 | 33 | L1 | 0.484375 | 31 |
 Athletics |
3.5 | 34 | L3 | 0.46875 | 30 |
| Houston |
4.5 | 36 | W2 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
10 | 41 | L2 | 0.36923078 | 24 |