Astros' Arrighetti followers 11 Phils, Alvarez rips 3 HRs

PHILADELPHIA — Yordan Alvarez hit three residence runs and rookie Spencer Arrighetti carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and struck out 11 because the Houston Astros routed the Philadelphia Phillies and Taijuan Walker 10-0 on Wednesday.

Arrighetti, a 24-year-old right-hander, shut down the NL East-leading Phillies by seven innings and misplaced his no-hitter within the eighth inning when leadoff hitter Austin Hays reached on an infield single. Third baseman Shay Whitcomb simply missed gloving the ball, and shortstop Jeremy Peña could not throw out Hays after fielding the ball deep within the gap at shortstop.

Whitcomb entered as a defensive substitute after Alex Bregman was hit within the head by an 88 mph pitch from Michael Mercado within the seventh inning.

Arrighetti (7-11) was lifted with two outs within the eighth, ending with 11 strikeouts and 4 walks whereas permitting two hits in his longest outing as an expert in both the majors or minors.

“He was magnificent,” Houston supervisor Joe Espada stated.

Arrighetti was making an attempt to turn out to be the fourth pitcher within the huge leagues to toss a no-hitter this season, becoming a member of teammate Ronel Blanco, who no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays on April 1.

Bryan King labored 1⅓ innings and mixed with Arrighetti to restrict the Phillies to a few hits.

“Subsequent pitch type of mentality,” Arrighetti stated.

Alvarez hit the primary of his three homers within the fourth inning off Walker, a two-run, opposite-field shot. He took Mercado out of the park within the seventh and eighth innings to complete with 4 hits and 4 RBIs.

It was Alvarez’s third profession three-homer sport, which ties Corridor of Fame slugger Jeff Bagwell for many three-homer video games in Astros historical past.

Chas McCormick additionally went deep for the AL West-leading Astros, who prevented a three-game sweep whereas successful for simply the third time in 9 video games. Houston matched its season excessive with 18 hits.

Walker (3-6) was tagged for six runs on 13 hits in six innings. The Phillies have misplaced his previous 9 begins. The 32-year-old right-hander signed a four-year, $72 million deal previous to the 2023 season.

Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson stated he should resolve whether or not to run Walker on the market for his subsequent begin. Meantime, Walker felt like he made progress.

“I believed it was a step in the suitable course with a number of floor balls,” he stated.

Jose Altuve received Houston on the board within the first inning by stealing residence. With runners on first and third, Walker threw to first to maintain Peña shut. First baseman Bryce Harper misplaced observe of the speedy Altuve, who slid in previous Harper’s throw after the two-time MVP realized Altuve was operating.

“That basically set the tone for us,” Espada stated. “We would have liked just a little spark and he did that.”

Arrighetti took over from there, placing out 4 of the primary 5 Phillies he confronted. A sixth-round decide within the newbie draft, Arrighetti entered the sport 6-11 with a 4.94 ERA and having allowed 112 hits in 116⅔ innings. He was in nice form together with his pitch depend by seven innings, having thrown 53 of his 86 pitches for strikes.

Houston left fielder Mauricio Dubon saved the no-hit bid alive with a leaping catch of Brandon Marsh’s fly ball towards the wall for the ultimate out of the seventh inning.

“I chalked it as much as a house run as quickly because it was off the bat,” Arrighetti stated. “Unbelievable.”

Houston has 17 no-hitters in franchise historical past.

It was the worst residence shutout loss for Phillies since Aug. 10, 2017, a 10-0 loss to the New York Mets.