Houston Astros beginning pitcher Framber Valdez was one out away from pitching the second no-hitter of his profession.
However with two outs within the backside of the ninth inning, he surrendered his first — and solely — hit of the sport when he served up a two-run dwelling run to Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager.
That dwelling run scored Josh Smith who had walked within the earlier at-bat.
The excellent news for the Astros is that they nonetheless managed to win the sport, 4-2, after Josh Hader got here in to lock down a one-out save.
Valdez threw a no-hitter in the course of the 2023 season in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians, and was attempting to change into the second Astros pitcher to throw one this season.
Ronel Blanco threw a no-hitter again in April in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Valdez’s line for the evening find yourself being 8.2 innings pitched, one hit, two earned runs, three walks and 5 strikeouts.