Astros Beat Diamondbacks 3-1, Extend AL West Lead
The Astros defeated the Diamondbacks 3-1 behind five pitchers and a five-inning outing from Cristian Javier, who struck out eight to earn the win as Yainer Diaz homered and Josh Hader secured his 23rd save for his 250th career save. Houston extended its lead in the AL West to 2.5 games and reached 73-69, as they continue a winning stretch heading into the next game of the series.
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About Cristian Javier
Cristian Javier is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Javier signed with the Astros as an international free agent in 2015 and made his MLB debut in 2020. During the Astros' World Series championship season in 2022, Javier was the starting pitcher of two combined no-hitters, including Game 4 of the World Series, the first player in MLB history to do so. The World Series no-hitter was just the second in baseball history and the only combined no-hitter.
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- baseball player
- Born
- March 26, 1997