<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-cristian-javier-64-million-contract-extension-houston');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cristian Javier inks 5-year, $64 million contract extension with Astros');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Thumbnail-1-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Cristian Javier inks 5-year, $64 million contract extension with Astros</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-10T15:51:37-08:00">February 10th, 3:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-10T15:51:37-08:00">February 10th, 3:51pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cristian <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-the-real-heroes-who-manifested-cristian-javiers-no-hitter-vs-phillies" rel="noopener">Javier has burst</a> onto the scene for the Houston Astros and has become one of the better young pitchers in the MLB. The Astros have awarded <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-christian-vazquez-joins-yankees-legend-yogi-berra-rare-world-series-history" rel="noopener">Javier for his work</a> and signed him to a long-term extension.</p><p>Javier and the Astros <a href="https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1624181330572464128" rel="noopener">have agreed</a> to a five-year, $64 million extension, via the Houston Chronicle’s Chander Rome. With Javier <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/1624180258751520768" rel="noopener">now locked up</a> for the foreseeable future, Astros’ General Manager Dana Brown spoke about the pitcher’s importance to Houston in the team’s press release of the extension.</p><p>“Cristian is an outstanding pitcher, so we are really excited about signing him to a long-term deal,” Brown said. “We felt that he is the perfect candidate for this type of deal as a core piece of our rotation. This is in line with our vision to try and lock players up to sustain our success both now and in the future.</p><p>Javier’s run contract runs through the 2027 season. His deal <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1624190524524486656" rel="noopener">will escalate</a> with Javier earning $3 million in 2023 and $21 million by 2026, via ESPN’s Jeff Passan.</p><p>Cristian Javier had a dominant regular season, pitching to an 11-9 record with a 2.54 ERA and a 194/52 K/BB ratio. He continued his success into the playoffs and started a combined no-hitter against the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series. Houston would go on to win the World Series.</p><p>Javier has proven to be a force atop the Astros’ starting rotation. Houston made sure to lock their flamethrower down long-term. Javier will now continue to look for Astros’ World Series appearances, so he can shut out another team’s lineup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cristian Javier inks 5-year, $64 million contract extension with Astros

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-the-real-heroes-who-manifested-cristian-javiers-no-hitter-vs-phillies/');   ga('set', 'title', 'The real heroes who manifested Cristian Javier’s no-hitter for Astros vs. Phillies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Astros-news-The-real-heroes-who-manifested-Cristian-Javier_s-no-hitter-vs.-Phillies.jpg"></figure><h1>The real heroes who manifested Cristian Javier’s no-hitter for Astros vs. Phillies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-02T21:36:43-07:00">November 2nd, 9:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-02T21:39:38-07:00">November 2nd, 9:39pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cristian Javier put on his superhero cape on Wednesday and led the charge in the Houston Astros’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-fans-storm-twitter-to-slam-philadelphia-after-no-hitter-in-game-4/" rel="noopener">Game 4 win</a> over the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. However, by the looks of it, fans have some more people to thank for his performance</p><p>Speaking with <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1588012374426062852" rel="noopener">Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports</a> after the Astros’ 5-0 win, Javier revealed that his parents manifested that he would be throwing a no-hitter against the Phillies. According to the 25-year-old, his parents made the declaration during their conversation on Tuesday night, and sure enough, it happened.</p><p>When asked how he did it, Javier noted that he just kept a positive mindset.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cristian Javier's parents told him today that he'd throw a no-hitter…<a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ken_Rosenthal</a> spoke with the <a href="https://twitter.com/astros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@astros</a> Game 4 starter who just helped his team do just that. <a href="https://t.co/Fjtv3bQOvG">pic.twitter.com/Fjtv3bQOvG</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1588012374426062852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For those who missed it, Cristian Javier led the Astros’ pitching rotation that threw a no-hitter against the Phillies on Wednesday night. The Dominican right hander started for Houston and threw six no-hit innings in the process. Three relief pitchers continued his strong start, helping the fans forget their abysmal showing in Game 3.</p><p>To recall, Lance McCullers Jr. started for the Astros in the pivotal Game 3 and allowed five home runs. Before Dusty Baker took him out, the Phillies were already up 7-0. Clearly, Javier and co. learned their lesson and made sure Philadelphia wouldn’t have their way this time around.</p><p>Perhaps Javier’s parents should make another declaration for Game 5 or Game 6. Who knows, it could very well spark another big game from the pitcher in their bid to win the World Series after their controversial 2017 run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The real heroes who manifested Cristian Javier’s no-hitter for Astros vs. Phillies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-cristian-javier-astros-toss-second-no-hitter-in-world-series-history-in-game-4-win/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cristian Javier, Astros toss second no-hitter in World Series history in Game 4 win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Astros-Cristian-Javier-Astros-Angels-Angels-Astros-2022.jpg"></figure><h1>Cristian Javier, Astros toss second no-hitter in World Series history in Game 4 win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-02T20:33:22-07:00">November 2nd, 8:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-02T20:50:07-07:00">November 2nd, 8:50pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a>Kendall is a multi-media journalist and editor. He writes and edits for ClutchPoints as well as FantasyPros having worked in sports entertainment for over a decade. He also hosts Lay the Points Podcast, a sports gambling podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros evened the 2022 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies by winning Game 4, 5-0. On Wednesday, Astros starter Cristian Javier and the rest of the staff combined for just the second no-hitter in World Series history. Javier tossed six shutout, no-hit innings, becoming <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-cristian-javier-scorching-start-vs-phillies-has-never-been-seen-in-world-series-history/" rel="noopener">the first pitcher to do so</a> in a World Series since 1969.</p><p>Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressley finished out the game after Javier tossed six no-hit innings. Pressly got J.T. Realmuto to ground out to <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1588010802006482944" rel="noopener">end the game</a>.</p><p>It is the first combined no-hitter in World Series history. Don Larsen, back in 1956, tossed a perfect game for the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">HISTORY MADE.</p><p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/astros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@astros</a> are only the second team in MLB history to throw a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldSeries</a> no-hitter! <a href="https://t.co/xFGB6VaCdo">pic.twitter.com/xFGB6VaCdo</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1588010802006482944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It is quite the departure from the devastating Game 3 loss, 7-0, when the Phillies hit five home runs. Overall, the Phillies lineup had been killing the ball at home during this postseason. They had all the momentum in the world coming into Wednesday’s game. But there is an age old saying in baseball; momentum is only as good as tomorrow’s starter.</p><p>The Astros starter pitched lights out this game, allowing just two walks while striking out nine. Javier has actually been electric this entire postseason. He has allowed run in 18 2/3 innings with just one hit over his last 11 1/3. The 25-year-old righty from the Dominican Republic posted a 2.54 ERA, 0.95 WHIP with 194 strikeouts in just 148 2/3 innings this year. So, this didn’t just come out nowhere.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Phillies saw one of their best pitchers, Aaron Nola, get knocked around again. The team’s pitching was the perceived difference in this series and that showed up in Game 4.</p><p>Game 5 is Thursday night with Justin Verlander looking to redeem himself after blowing a 5-0 lead in Game 1. The Phillies tentatively have Noah Syndergaard scheduled to pitch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cristian Javier, Astros toss second no-hitter in World Series history in Game 4 win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-cristian-javier-scorching-start-vs-phillies-has-never-been-seen-in-world-series-history/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cristian Javier’s scorching start vs. Phillies has never been seen in World Series history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/astros-news-cristian-javiers-scorching-start-vs-phillies-has-never-been-seen-in-world-series-history.jpeg"></figure><h1>Cristian Javier’s scorching start vs. Phillies has never been seen in World Series history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-02T20:13:23-07:00">November 2nd, 8:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-02T20:13:23-07:00">November 2nd, 8:13pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a>Kendall is a multi-media journalist and editor. He writes and edits for ClutchPoints as well as FantasyPros having worked in sports entertainment for over a decade. He also hosts Lay the Points Podcast, a sports gambling podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros needed a jolt to change the momentum of the World Series following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dusty-bakers-inexcusable-lance-mccullers-jr-decision-could-cost-astros-world-series/" rel="noopener">a 7-0 drubbing in Game 3.</a> But there is an age old saying in baseball; momentum is only as good as tomorrow’s starter. Once again that saying has proved true for both the Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies. Houston turned to their young righty, Cristian Javier, to even the series.</p><p>Javier certainly did his part, dominating the Phillies lineup. He became the <a href="https://twitter.com/sn_mlb/status/1587993408429330433" rel="noopener">first pitcher</a> in World Series history to strike out at least nine batters while throwing five no-hit innings. Javier would finish the game throwing six shutout innings, allowing two walks with nine K’s. In doing so, he is the first pitcher since 1969 to throw six no-hit innings in the World Series.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cristian Javier is the first pitcher since 1969 to carry a no-hit bid thru 6 IP in a World Series game 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/FrbbsZWPsF">pic.twitter.com/FrbbsZWPsF</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1587996227270066176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Meanwhile, the Phillies turned the ball to one of their best pitchers in Aaron Nola. But for the third consecutive start, Nola got hit hard. He lasted just four innings, allowing three earned runs on seven hits. As soon as he left the game, Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado gave up two more runs. All of the damage came in the fifth inning while Javier was cruising.</p><p>Bryan Abreu relieved Cristian Javier in the seventh and tossed a shutout, no-hit inning striking out the side. The Astros are just six outs from tying the World Series at two wins a piece.</p><p>Game 5 will be back in Philadelphia Thursday. The Astros will look to Justin Verlander pitch better than he did in Game 1 while the Phillies will tentatively counter with Noah Syndergaard.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cristian Javier’s scorching start vs. Phillies has never been seen in World Series history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Cristian Javier achieves insane feat not seen since 1900');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Astros-Cristian-Javier-Astros-Angels-Angels-Astros-2022.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros’ Cristian Javier achieves insane feat not seen since 1900</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-02T05:29:18-07:00">July 2nd, 5:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-02T05:29:18-07:00">July 2nd, 5:29am</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier is on a serious roll. Javier no-hit the New York Yankees over seven innings, striking out 13 batters while issuing just one walk this past weekend. It was a dominant performance against the best team in baseball in 2022. So, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-carted-off-field-after-getting-knocked-out-cold-in-jeremy-pena-collision/">how did</a> Javier follow it up?</p><p>With seven innings of one-run ball against the Los Angeles Angels. Javier struck out a career-high 14 batters in the gem, allowing just one hit. The incredible pitching performance saw the Astros hurler achieve something that hasn’t been seen in the MLB since 1900.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cristian Javier has 27 strikeouts in his last 2 games, the most strikeouts over a 2-game span by a pitcher to allow 1 hit in the Modern Era (since 1900). <a href="https://t.co/tFNqqtiZ9M" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/tFNqqtiZ9M</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1543061121682341888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Unreal. Javier has struck out 27 batters and allowed just one hit in his last two games. It’s the most strikeouts by a pitcher in a two-game span while allowing just one hit since 1900.</p><p>The Cy Young-esque effort lowered Javier’s season ERA to 2.58 with 95 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings pitched this season. The Astros had shuffled the 25-year-old between a long relief role in the bullpen and a spot in the starting rotation, though these past two efforts against the Yankees and Angels are enough to ensure he sticks as a starter.</p><p>Javier’s dominant two-start stretch coincides with the Astros team as a whole. In the last 11 games, Houston starters have combined to post a 1.51 ERA with a .128 batting average against in their last 71 1/3 innings, per <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1543078381608046592">Brian McTaggart</a> of MLB.com.</p><p>The Astros are 9-2 in that span. The likes of Justin Verlander, who has looked just as dominant in his return from injury, Framber Valdez, and Luis Garcia have been dealing, with Jose Urquidy showing out as well.</p><p>It’s a rotation to be reckoned with. And Javier is its latest star.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
30	5.40	10	1.50	1

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
30	5.40	10	1.50	1

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