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Houston Astros No-Hit Texas Rangers: Historic Feat By The Numbers
- The Astros threw a combined no-hitter, beating the Rangers 9-0 in Arlington (Tatsuya Imai 6 IP, Steven Okert 1, Alimber Santa 2).
- Alimber Santa made his MLB debut in that game and became just the second player ever to pitch in a no-hitter during his first big-league appearance (the other was Bumpus Jones, 1892).
- Odd stat: Houston recorded only four strikeouts and issued five walks in the game, yet still completed the no-hitter; Yordan Álvarez and Christian Walker hit homers and the Astros have won four straight.
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