Astros no-hit the Phillies in game 4 of the 2022 World Series

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The postseason no-hitter has placed its side in baseball immortality landing several players in the history books. These include the iconic Don Larson perfect game in game five of the 1956 World Series and the late Roy Halladay throwing a no-hitter in the 2010 NLDS. Now, four pitchers from the Houston Astros will join the elusive club as Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter against the Phillies in game four of this year’s World Series. The combined no-hitter marks the second no-hitter in World Series history and the first-ever combined no-hitter in postseason history.

24,131 days after Don Larson pitched one of the greatest games in history the Astros threw one of their own on the grandest stage. Three out of the four pitchers in the combined no-hitter are from the Dominican Republic, edging their name in history becoming the first Latinos to throw a no-hitter in postseason history. This is the second combined no-hitter Cristian Javier has been a part of this season, throwing seven no-hit innings against the New York Yankees on June 25th. Javier became the first pitcher in World Series history to throw six hitless innings with nine strikeouts.

The tone of the World Series was on the other side of the spectrum in Game three as the Phillies took control hitting five home runs within four innings and shaking up Lance McCullers Jr. It only took 24 hours for the Astros to have the ball in their court, responding with a masterful game from the pitching staff, tying the series.

More importantly, the baseball world now waits for the response of the Philadelphia Phillies, who were definitely on the wrong side of history. In a crucial Game five, all eyes will be on a rocking Citizens Bank Park for the last home game of the 2022 Phillies’ season.

According to NBC sports, Kyle Schwarber stated, "It's a cool thing for them," Schwarber said of the Astros. "We got no-hit. It's a cool thing for them, but the series is not over. It's a race to two."

The series will head back to Houston for Game six and for Game seven, if necessary.