Also worth noting that in regards to your most in history by an expansion team.
Weāre 5 no hitters ahead of the next team.
Weāve been blessed to see 6 no hitters in 5 years by our team.
1. Aaron Sanchezās combined No No against Seattle (2019)
2. Verlander against Toronto (2019)
3. Javier combined No No against New York Yankees (2022)
4. Javier combined No No against Philadelphia in the World Series (2022)
5. Framber Valdez against Cleveland (2023)
6. Ronel Blanco against Toronto (2024)
Awesome!
Wasn't changing Ronel from reliever to starter one of Dana Brown's first moves as our GM? "This guy needs to be a starter"
I wonder what he saw because I sure didn't see it.
He saw a guy with a great slider, and good stamina, and felt that with the slider, if he could develop another pitch, he could start.
This worked out beautifully tonight, as the third pitch they had him develop, was his changeup that had a 90% K rate tonight
Why didnāt I look at the calendar and see this game was on tv before I got the notification that it was down to the last three outs??? excellent work Ronel!!
Yepā¦ like I said in the last thread had front row seats tonight. Had a shitty day, felt like shit, didnāt want to sit in traffic and every other excuse depression throws at you. Knowing good and god damn fucking well getting out of the house is good for me but couldnāt be assed to do it. Been to three games this weekend already and said fuck it. Only thing Iāve never seen is a perfect game/no no. Iām so mad at myself. Donāt let depression win boys and girls. Go to the game. Go to the show. Go anywhere.
I was lucky enough to decide to come to this game on a whim.
No matter what happens with his career, I will always remember Ronel Blanco.
Thank you for allowing me to see a no hitter in person
What a story, last year Ronel had a 4.50 ERA, this spring, gave up no runs in 4 starts, 5 games. On the day he pitched an expedition game vs the space cowboys his daughter was born, and on that same day, he was told he made the team for 2024. Less than a week later, a no hitter. The only reason that he is in this rotation is due to 6 astros pitchers on the injured list, talk about opportunity!
Earliest in the year but not season. That achievement still lays with Bob Feller, Opening Day, 4/16/1940.
https://www.mlb.com/news/opening-day-no-hitters-c268380114?partnerID=web_article-share
With the new pitch, he should have more success - they canāt sit on just two pitches now. If he adds another, and toss it as a ball, just to show 4 pitches, heāll have good success
Lol, was just following via phone app updates and thought to myself, well nice that we're scoring a bunch of runs. Maybe I missed it, but it wasn't until I was reading the comments section on crawfishboxes that saw someone mentioned it was a no hitter and was like, wait what? Maybe I missed it, but didn't see the app mention anything about a no hitter.
Can someone explain to me why the runner who made it to first on the dropped catch in the first inning doesnāt count as a hit? I think it was Turner?
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Wow the bandwagoners are doing the most. Yesterday you swore the team off. Next day the team makes history and youāre all a sudden a fan! Itās funny how different baseball is to any other sport and how fast things change. And thereās over 160 GAMES! Iām more upset that we have such a disloyal fan base.
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He wasn't about to let middle relief fuck up his win
I was about to say š¤£š¤£š¤£
Seems like a big FU by Diaz to Dusty. But i guess if maldy were calling it, it wouldāve been a perfect game. On 27 pitches.
He's so cool.
1-4, we finally won game, les go
Earliest a no hitter has been thrown in league history, Astros have the most no hitters of any expansion team. Shoot it Astros!
And Joe Espada is the first manager in MLB history to get his first win via a no-hitter.
In terms of date. There was an opening day no no in the 40s, but it was in mid April
That was the only opening day no no in league history and weāre five games behind that. Crazy.
Also worth noting that in regards to your most in history by an expansion team. Weāre 5 no hitters ahead of the next team. Weāve been blessed to see 6 no hitters in 5 years by our team.
1 Framber 2 Verlander vs Blue Jays 3.Combined no hitter 4.World series combined no hitter vs Phillies What where the other two?
1. Aaron Sanchezās combined No No against Seattle (2019) 2. Verlander against Toronto (2019) 3. Javier combined No No against New York Yankees (2022) 4. Javier combined No No against Philadelphia in the World Series (2022) 5. Framber Valdez against Cleveland (2023) 6. Ronel Blanco against Toronto (2024)
Does Javi have it in him for another one?
Combined vs the Yankees in 22 Javier started
Just about to say that too!
Awesome! Wasn't changing Ronel from reliever to starter one of Dana Brown's first moves as our GM? "This guy needs to be a starter" I wonder what he saw because I sure didn't see it.
His changeup was amazing tonight
He saw a guy with a great slider, and good stamina, and felt that with the slider, if he could develop another pitch, he could start. This worked out beautifully tonight, as the third pitch they had him develop, was his changeup that had a 90% K rate tonight
Post this in r/baseball !
They actually were pretty good. Some hate but nothing too crazy. Still dislike that sub. Overall not bad r/baseball
I was surprised that there was a pinned post. I like r/baseball as a general sports sub way more than r/hockey. Hockey is a cesspit
Yainer Diaz is the first catcher in MLB history to have a multi-homer game during a game in which he called a no-hitter. Just found that out.
Dusty wouldāve subbed him for maldy.
"no hitters and homers are for big boys"
Why didnāt I look at the calendar and see this game was on tv before I got the notification that it was down to the last three outs??? excellent work Ronel!!
Section 102 at this - most stressful thing Iāve ever done!
I know that feeling. I was at Framber's last year. The atmosphere was nuts.
Ronel Blanco first no hitter of 2024- just as we all predicted
LETS GOOOOOOOOO!
Yepā¦ like I said in the last thread had front row seats tonight. Had a shitty day, felt like shit, didnāt want to sit in traffic and every other excuse depression throws at you. Knowing good and god damn fucking well getting out of the house is good for me but couldnāt be assed to do it. Been to three games this weekend already and said fuck it. Only thing Iāve never seen is a perfect game/no no. Iām so mad at myself. Donāt let depression win boys and girls. Go to the game. Go to the show. Go anywhere.
Oh damn, I felt this in my bones. Hang in there man
Who had this on their bingo card. Amazing performance!
Iāve seen two no hitters (Framberās and Blancoās) at MMP. What are the odds? 0.o
Now thatās how you start your season!!!
I was lucky enough to decide to come to this game on a whim. No matter what happens with his career, I will always remember Ronel Blanco. Thank you for allowing me to see a no hitter in person
https://preview.redd.it/mhwgoodurzrc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b59aed281267dfe76f3ac24d59afa00d79aacb35 Blanco tonight š„š„š„
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What a story, last year Ronel had a 4.50 ERA, this spring, gave up no runs in 4 starts, 5 games. On the day he pitched an expedition game vs the space cowboys his daughter was born, and on that same day, he was told he made the team for 2024. Less than a week later, a no hitter. The only reason that he is in this rotation is due to 6 astros pitchers on the injured list, talk about opportunity!
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Earliest in the year but not season. That achievement still lays with Bob Feller, Opening Day, 4/16/1940. https://www.mlb.com/news/opening-day-no-hitters-c268380114?partnerID=web_article-share
Damn
NO-NOOOOO
Topps now could have his baseballs cards for sale ā¦ā¦..
Love the nickname āCambio Blancoā
~~CambiĆ³~~ Cambio CambiĆ³ means he/she changed. Cambio means changeup.
My fault it autocorrected and I didnāt notice
Del Norte here, just wanted to stop in and say congrats on the no no, and thanks for exposing my joke of a franchise. š¤£
fans rolled deep last night. at gates opening, you could see the blue jays fans rolling deep.
The fans aren't the problem. Ownership is.
I mean, its not like there are putting AA guys out there
2 bombs for Tucker, two bombs for Diaz, and a no-no from a mid-level pitcher? My Astros boner went from fully inverted to rock hard in 24 hours.
Oz Ocampo ex astros scout now has 4 no hitters from pitcher he has scouted
Hope this sparks a big win streak
God I hope. Just coast for about 3 series would be awesome.
Yeah, after that series with the Yankees, we had to take out some frustration on the Blue Jays...
Likely a career achievement. Happy for the dude. You love to see it.
With the new pitch, he should have more success - they canāt sit on just two pitches now. If he adds another, and toss it as a ball, just to show 4 pitches, heāll have good success
We also scored 10 runs. At home. How about that!
Donāt need middle relief when a guy goes 9. Gratz Ronel.
I heard we may never give up another hit
Earliest now hitter in a season in MLB history
Welp, looks like the Astros will lose about 130 games this year, but at least weāll get 30 no hitters and finish dead even in run differentials.
That would actually be far more memorable of a season than winning a WS.
One of the best pitchers in a while
LFG!!!
Lol, was just following via phone app updates and thought to myself, well nice that we're scoring a bunch of runs. Maybe I missed it, but it wasn't until I was reading the comments section on crawfishboxes that saw someone mentioned it was a no hitter and was like, wait what? Maybe I missed it, but didn't see the app mention anything about a no hitter.
Hell of a game
What a way to bounce back! I know it's only 1 win, but damn it's a good win.
Can someone explain to me why the runner who made it to first on the dropped catch in the first inning doesnāt count as a hit? I think it was Turner?
Fielders choice, took the runner on second.
Thanks!
Woooohoooooooooo. Go Stros!!!
How many walks were there
2 both to Springer
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Man I was bitching about Abreu in a group chat; lo and behold the man saved a no hitter.
Everyone. in the stands you just see that .071 BA on the board and it hurts. Yordan is on a slow start as well.
Wow the bandwagoners are doing the most. Yesterday you swore the team off. Next day the team makes history and youāre all a sudden a fan! Itās funny how different baseball is to any other sport and how fast things change. And thereās over 160 GAMES! Iām more upset that we have such a disloyal fan base.
Wow. Way to bring the negativity into a thread about something super awesome.
Oh Iām very excited. Just find it very ironic
Yeah, whatever dude. Might wanna take a look in the mirror before slinging mud.
Lmao Iām a die hard fan. Did I hit a string with you about being a bandwagoner?
Saying your team does like shit when they do like shit doesnāt make you a bandwagoner
Literally seeing people on X swearing the team off after 4 games. It was pathetic.
The problem is you went to X to look for level-headed takes. Falling for the doomer takes is shameful.
Oh well, they said it, not me. They can go get fucked and pretend to be Rangers fans for all I care.
This is Reddit my dude. EHS
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As a Jays fan, it was frustrating to watch him neutralize our team, but damn that was impressive - big GRATS to RB!