3 stats that define the Astros’ World Series no-hitter

Stats that defined Astros no-hitter: 3. 18 consecutive batters

When Javier walked Brandon Marsh with one out in the third inning, it put a man on base with the top of the Phillies lineup coming up in what was still a scoreless game. Another Phillies batter wouldn’t get even that far for a long time.

Astros pitchers combined to retire 18 consecutive batters, from Marsh’s walk to another issued by Pressly to Kyle Schwarber in the ninth inning. Eleven of those 18 outs were strikeouts.

Javier finished off the last 11 batters he faced. He struck out five in a row at one point, and six out of seven. Nothing off the bat of a Phillies player even threatened to become a hit. No batted ball off Javier had an expected batting average above .320.

Not until the eighth inning would the Astros bid for history face its first scare. Jean Segura lined a ball off Montero to right field. According to Statcast, it would’ve been a hit 91 percent of the time. Instead, it nestled safely in Kyle Tucker’s glove for the final out of the inning.

Javier finished with nine strikeouts over his six innings, along with two walks. Astros’ pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts and allowed only three Phillies to reach base.

When Pressly got J.T. Realmuto to ground to third for the final out in the ninth, he embraced catcher Christian Vazquez as the club converged at the mound to celebrate the historic moment. They’re now forever a part of baseball history.