Three Dominicans lead a no-hitter in the World Series
The Dominicans Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu and Rafael Montero of the Houston Astros were the protagonists of the second game without a hit or run thrown in a World Series, after shutting out the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth game of that series.
The game was started by Javier, who stayed on the mound for six innings, allowing no hits, striking out 9 and walking a couple of times, before being relieved in the seventh inning.
Abreu led the seventh inning, striking out all three batters he faced in the seventh, while Montero struck out one while pitching the eighth.
Houston closer Ryan Pressly walked Kyle Schawber before retiring the next two batters to complete the feat in a 5-0 win over Philadelphia to tie the series at two games. band.
This was the first no-hitter pitched in a World Series since Don Larzen’s perfect game of the New York Yankees in 1956 against the then-Brooklyn Dodgers; It was also just the third game in that category thrown in any instance of the major league postseason and the first since Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies against the Cincinnati Reds in the 2010 Division Series.