HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti has a no-hitter through seven innings on Friday night against the Texas Rangers.
The 26-year-old Arrighetti has walked three and struck out five. He has thrown 94 pitches, 58 for strikes. He needed 13 pitches to get through a 1-2-3 seventh.
The Astros led 1-0 on Isaac Paredes’ third-inning homer.
Left fielder Zach Dezenzo kept the no-hitter alive when he made a diving catch on a line drive
by Alejandro Osuna for the second out of the fifth inning.
First baseman Christian Walker took a tough hop on a grounder off the bat of Brandon Nimmo to start an inning-ending double play in the sixth.
Arrighetti entered the game at 4-1 with a 1.88 ERA through five starts after beginning the season with Triple-A Sugar Land. The longest start of his career was on Aug. 28, 2024, when he struck out 11 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies on a career-high 103 pitches.
There have been 17 no-hitters in Astros history, with the last coming from Ronel Blanco on April 1, 2024.
The Rangers have been no-hit five times since moving to Texas in 1971, most recently by Corey Kluber of the New York Yankees on May 19, 2021.
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