TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (27-33), who are 8-3 in their last 11 games, will play the rubber game of their three-game series today opposite the NL Central division leading Milwaukee Brewers (34-21).
RHP Tatsuya Imai (2-2, 6.17 ERA), who started the Astros combined no-hitter on Monday at TEX, will start for the Astros today opposite the Brewers and hard-throwing RHP Jacob Misiorowski (5-2, 1.83 ERA).
ABOUT IMAI: RHP Tatsuya Imai is set to make his seventh career Major League start today and his fourth
since returning from the IL after a bout with right arm fatigue.
He’s performed better since his return, particularly in his last two starts in which he’s gone 1-1 with a 2.53 ERA (3ER/10.2IP) and a 0.84 WHIP.
In January, the Astros signed Imai to a three-year deal.
In 2025, he was an All-Star for the Seibu Lions in the NPB in Japan, where he went 10-5 with a 1.92 ERA (35ER/163.2IP) in 24 games.
ABOUT THE NO-NO: In the last start by RHP Tatsuya Imai, the Astros got back in the record books on Monday at TEX, tossing their 17th regular season no-hitter and their 18th no-hitter overall in club history.
A few notes on the no-no:
• Imai (6IP), LHP Steven Okert (1IP) and RHP Alimber Santa (2IP) produced the fifth combined no-hitter in club history and the first since Nov. 2, 2022 at PHI (World Series, Game 4).
• Per Elias, RHP Alimber Santa became the first pitcher since 1900 to pitch in a no-hitter in his ML debut. According to their records, it happened one other time, which was on Oct. 15, 1892, when RHP Bumpus Jones of Cincinnati hurled a 9.0-inning, complete game no-hitter in his Major League debut.
• The no-hitter was the Astros seventh since 2019, which is the most in the Majors in that span. Additionally, the Astros 18 no-hitters overall are the most in the Majors since the franchise was born in 1962.
CONGRATS JOE!: Manager Joe Espada is one of several individuals being inducted into the Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in Puerto Rico today. This Hall of Fame honors athletes, coaches, and sports figures who have made profound contributions to local and international athletics. Roberto Clemente, who was born in Carolina, was their first inductee.
FOR STARTERS: Astros starters have a combined ERA of 3.35 (32ER/86IP) over the last 15 games (since May 15) with a 1.07 WHIP. In that span, they have allowed just 52 hits in 86.0 innings for a Major League-best .174 opponent average, while also ranking third in the AL in WHIP and fourth in ERA. Additionally, Astros starters have allowed one or fewer runs seven times in the last 15 games.
MAKING THE PLAYS: The Astros have committed just 21 errors on the season, the fewest in the AL and the third-fewest in the Majors. They also lead the AL in fielding percentage (.990).
MAY-KING HIS CASE: RHP Spencer Arrighetti has made a strong case for the AL Pitcher of the Month award for May, going 4-1 with a 0.93 ERA (3ER/29IP) and a .165 opponent average (16×97) in five starts in the month. In May, he has the lowest ERA and opponent average among AL starters, while ranking tied for first in wins.
HOMER HAPPY: The Astros have slugged 19 homers in their last nine games. Houston now ranks tied for second in the AL in homers with 79, trailing only the Yankees (86) in that category.
ON THE LEADER BOARD: DH Yordan Alvarez leads MLB in OPS (1.062) and total bases (137). In the AL, he ranks first in extra-base hits (32), tied for first in HR (20), second in SLG (.643), second in OBP (.419), second in hits (65), fifth in batting avg. (.305), sixth in RBI (39), tied for sixth in walks (39), and tied for eighth in runs (39).
HISTORIC HOMERS: DH Yordan Alvarez is off to one of the most prolific starts in franchise history. His 20 homers through the club’s first 60 games of the season match the franchise record, also reached by 1B Jeff Bagwell in the 1999 season.
YOR-GONE!: DH Yordan Alvarez has blasted 190 career regular season home runs, which ranks seventh in Astros history. He’s now one home run shy of matching 3B Alex Bregman for sixth all-time.
WALKER, TEXAS HAMMER: 1B Christian Walker has five HR and 12 RBI in his last seven games.
For the season, he leads the AL in RBI (43) and ranks tied for fifth in XBH (26), tied for fifth in total bases (113), sixth in HR (16), and eighth in SLG (.521). Walker also has not committed an error in 59 games.
HIT PAREDES: 3B Isaac Paredes has 499 career hits and is looking to become just the 10th Mexican-born player in MLB history to reach 500 career hits. Two of those nine ahead of him played portions of their careers with the Astros in 3B Vinny Castilla (1,884 hits) and C Alex Treviño (604 hits).
HEATING UP: RF Cam Smith has a hit in nine of his last 10 games, batting .324 (12×37) with seven runs scored, two doubles, two homers, four RBI and three walks in that span.
OF Taylor Trammell is riding a career-high, nine-game hitting streak, batting .387 (12×31) with two doubles, one triple, three RBI and a .940 OPS within the streak.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1975 – The Astros set a club record with a 12-run inning, doing so in the 8th frame in a 15-3 win over the Phillies at Veterans Stadium. PH Cliff Johnson has a double, homer and three RBI in that 8th inning. Enos Cabell (HR, 3 RBI) and Milt May (3×5, 2 RBI) had big days offensively.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Sunday, May 31, 1:10 p.m. CT
Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX
TV: Space City Home Network
Streaming: SCHN+
Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
