Deadspin | Spencer Arrighetti’s no-hit bid ends in 8th, but Astros blank Rangers

Spencer Arrighetti carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Isaac Paredes supplied early offensive help with a solo dwelling run because the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game sequence in opposition to the visiting Texas Rangers with a 2-0 victory on Friday.

Arrighetti (5-1) was distinctive all through and located an early rhythm.

After issuing a two-out stroll to Brandon Nimmo in the primary inning, Arrighetti retired 11 consecutive batters. He struck out Jake Burger for the second out of the second, fanned Joc Pederson to shut the third and punched out Ezequiel Duran main off the fourth.

Nimmo was the lone batter to succeed in in opposition to Arrighetti till he bumped into hassle in the fifth. Burger labored a one-out stroll earlier than Kyle Higashioka reached on a Paredes fielding error with two outs. But Arrighetti retired Justin Foscue on a grounder to cap the inning and preserve his no-hit bid intact.

Arrighetti issued leadoff walks to Pederson and Alejandro Osuna in the sixth and eighth, respectively. After retiring Higashioka on a flyout to left in the eighth, Arrighetti surrendered a pointy single to left by Foscue that ended his no-hit hopes and concluded his outing. Arrighetti threw 102 pitches, one shy of his profession excessive, and allowed one hit and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings.

Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter (1-4) almost matched zeroes with Arrighetti. He stranded a pair of baserunners in the primary and retired the aspect in order in the second earlier than surrendering a 355-foot dwelling run to left by Paredes on a 3-2 fastball with two outs in the third. Paredes’ fourth homer was the lone blemish for Leiter, who surrendered one run on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts throughout seven innings. Leiter threw 98 pitches, 59 for strikes.

The Astros scratched throughout an insurance coverage run in the eighth off Cole Winn, who plunked Paredes with a pitch and allowed hits to Yordan Alvarez and Braden Shewmake, who prolonged his hitting streak to 10 video games with a single to left that scored pinch runner Nick Allen.

Astros left-hander Bryan King accomplished the mixed one-hitter with a five-out save, his fourth.

–Area Degree Media