PHILADELPHIA – Facts Houston Astros completed the first composite hit in post-season history on Wednesday night, going six innings without a goal from Cristian Javier and three others from the painkiller trio in a clear 5-0 win over Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series.
Victory mounted the Series at two games each and placed Javier in an extremely rare company, joining the former New York Yankees Right-hander Don Larsen – the author of a perfect match in 1956 – is the only pitcher in World Series history to finish the match without a shot allowed for six or more innings.
Javier’s start was a re-enactment of the combined hit-and-run player he played a key role in against the Yankees on June 25, making Javier the first pitcher to start multiple games without a hit. combined in careers, let alone the same season. On that Saturday afternoon from Yankee Stadium, Javier started after throwing 115 throws and scoring 21 outs. More than four months later, the 25-year-old right hand was pulled back after scoring 18 outs and throwing 97 throws.
Both times, he turned the game over to a dominant collection of painkillers.
On Wednesday, Bryan Abreu took the ball in the seventh inning and hit the edge despite facing the heart of the Phillies command. Rafael Montero take over in the eighth and retire all three battles, the last on one Jean Segura drive current directly hitting the welder on the right Astros Kyle Tucker. Astros closer Ryan Pressly finished it on a ninth, just like he did at the end of June, this time he worked around a hike to score three points on a Brandon Marsh strike, one Rhys Hoskins fly out and finally, a JT Realmuto communication.
Javier said in his on-field interview through an interpreter: “I tried to keep attacking the attacking area, trying to push the pitch as deep as I could into the game. “And we were able to get a good result today.”
There have been 18 aggregate championship games throughout major league history, but none particularly close to occurring in the post-season period. The only match that lasted seven innings was played by Atlanta Bravesagainst these Astros, in Game 3 of last year’s World Series.
Javier, one of the most underrated starting pitchers in the sport, rode his deceivingly fast ball to hit nine hitters and scored only twice in the first six innings. . At the beginning of the 4th round, he began to extend 5 consecutive hits. In game six, the pitcher with the lowest hit rate in the pro league during the regular season benefited from three consecutive landings. At the time, Javier became the first pitcher to hit six unsuccessful rounds in the World Series since Jerry Koosman in 1969.
“It’s not over yet,” Houston coach Dusty Baker said in his on-field interview, referring to Javier’s performance. “The sky is the limit for that young man.”
Astros scored all five of their runs in game five, loading bases with no one up against Aaron Nola before cholera Jose Alvarado plunked Yordan Alvarez with a fast ball, then give up a double run to Alex Bregmana sacrificial flight to Tucker and a point run single to Yuli Gurriel.
“We play for this and to make it special, even better,” Houston-based catcher Christian Vazquez said in an interview at the scene, after the game. “It’s so special, everyone did a great job and we’re happy to split the series and wrap it up [at] Home page.”
