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Astros’ Framber Valdez loses no-hitter in most heartbreaking way possible
By Christian Arnold,
4 hours ago
Astros starter Framber Valdez was one out away from completing a no-hitter on Tuesday night when every pitcher’s worst nightmare came true.
Valdez threw an 85 mph slider that Rangers shortstop Corey Seager got a hold of, sending the pitch deep into the right field stands at Globe Life Field and ending Valdez’s bid for a no-no in heartbreaking fashion.
Closer Josh Hader took over for Valdez to finish out the game — the lefty walked Marcus Semien and then got Josh Jung to fly out to close the contest — but Valdez tried to have a positive attitude after the game.
“I try to always go out there trying to have fun,” Valdez told reporters through an interpreter, per ESPN. “Obviously, sometimes I have got to get serious. Went out there and do what I try to do every single time, try and throw strikes on all my pitches and just try to help the team win.”
Valdez had a perfect game come to an end after five innings when Jonah Heim reached first in the sixth inning on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Bregman.
The lefty threw 93 pitches through eight innings and had 61 strikes.
Had the no-no stayed intact Tuesday, it would have been Valdez’s second no-hitter in less than a year after he threw one in a 2-0 win over the Guardians on Aug. 1, 2023.
The two-time All-Star is in the middle of another impressive season for the Astros and entered Tuesday’s game with a 3.56 ERA and 1.246 WHIP through 116 ⅓ innings pitched.
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