Breaking news from the pro circuit: Astros' Imai, 2 relievers pull off MLB's first no-hitter since 2024. This achievement has quickly become one of the most discussed topics of the week.
With impressive skill, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Those struggles seem to be behind him. With impressive skill, Making his alternate launch since that meltdown against the Mariners -- Imai pitched six no-generated innings against the Texas Rangers Monday nighttime.
Performance Highlights
With impressive skill, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined for three innings of relief to complete the no-hitter -- the primary in MLB since 2024. Demonstrating excellence, Imai had already thrown 97 pitches through six innings when he vacated the fixture.
Demonstrating excellence, With a 9- 0 lead and Imai’s high pitch count -- Astros manager Joe Espada opted to not stress the arm of his starter a single further.
In a noteworthy performance, Imai already spent part of his debut MLB cold season tenure on the IL with arm fatigue With impressive skill, But the Astros can vacate Monday’s outing feeling considerably better about Imai’s MLB outlook than they did two weeks prior.
Notably, in a noteworthy performance, His ERA still stands at a bloated 6.17 Demonstrating excellence, But that ’s three-plus runs better than it existed as on May 12.
With impressive skill, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Imai -- 28 -- joined MLB this stretch after making three All-Star teams in Japan’s Pacific League as a member of the Seibu Lions.
Demonstrating excellence, He posted a lone.92 ERA with 178 strikeouts and 45 walks across 163 dual/3 innings in his final competitive cycle with the Lions. the Astros signed him in the offseason to a three-year contract worth $54 million guaranteed -- hoping that he could be a top-of-the rotation starter.
Instead -- he struggled out of the gates and entered Monday having allowed 3- 6 earned runs in four of his five previous starts. With impressive skill, He did deliver singular previous outing that hinted at the upside he displayed Monday nighttime.
While striking out 9 and walking 3 in 5 dual/3 innings of the shutout begin., in an 11-0 triumphant outcome spanning the Athletics on April 4, Imai allowed 3 hits Demonstrating excellence, This story shall be updated.
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