Houston Astros pitcher Cristian Javier and two relievers combined for the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 19 years, shutting down the best team in baseball for a 3-0 victory at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
Javier (5-3), a 25-year-old right-hander without a complete game in 84 professional starts, set career highs with 13 strikeouts on 115 pitches over seven innings before he was pulled by manager Dusty Baker after the seventh inning.
Only New York's Josh Donaldson reached base against Javier, drawing a first-inning walk and again reaching base on a seventh-inning throwing error by Alex Bregman.