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Throws Third No-Hitter How’s this for a 1–2–3 punch? Verlander threw his first no-hitter for the Astros, his second against Toronto, and the third no-hitter of his spectacular career, all in the span of two hours and 29 minutes. On the first day of September during the 2019 season. Verlander delivered a performance dipped in brilliance, striking out 14 batters and walking just one on his way to his third no-hitter and becoming just the sixth pitcher in major league history to throw three of them. He also became the third pitcher to no-hit the same team twice and the first to no-hit the same club twice on the road. With two outs in the top of the ninth inning of a scoreless game, Abraham Toro, appearing in just his eighth major league game, cracked a two-run home run to give Verlander and

the Astros the margin they were looking for. Verlander sealed number three by getting Bo Bichette to ground out to third base.

Justin Verlander threw his third career no-hitter, and first as an Astro, in a 2–0 win against Toronto during the 2019 season.

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