The Houston Astros recorded a combined no-hitter against the Texas Rangers in a 9-0 win. Tatsuya Imai opened with six hitless innings, rebounding during a difficult rookie season. Steven Okert added a scoreless inning in the seventh. Alimber Santa finished the final two innings and made his major league debut. Santa allowed no baserunners and struck out his first career batter on the last at-bat that completed the no-hitter. The performance produced the Astros’ 18th no-hitter in franchise history. No no-hitters occurred across baseball in 2025 prior to this game, with the previous one coming from the Cubs in September 2024.
"History was made tonight, as the Houston Astros threw the first no-hitter in 628 days. Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert, and Alimber Santa combined to no-hit the Texas Rangers on Monday, en route to a 9-0 victory. It's the 18th no-hitter in Astros history."
"Imai threw six hitless innings to start the game, a nice bounce-back in what's been a rough rookie season for the 28-year-old. Steven Okert followed suit with a scoreless inning of his own in the seventh, before passing it off to Santa to finish the game."
"Santa made his major league debut tonight, throwing the final two innings of the game. He didn't allow a baserunner and recorded his first career strikeout on the last at-bat that completed the no-no. All debuts are special, but this is one of the coolest debut stories I've ever seen."
"There were no no-hitters across baseball in 2025, oddly enough. The last no-hitter before tonight's was thrown by the Cubs in September of 2024, also a combined effort."
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