Philadelphia Phillies

The Houston Astros combined to no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies to take Game 4 of the World Series 5-0. The Series stays in Philadelphia for Game 5 on ...

Aledmys Díaz chased a Nola cutter for the second out and Chas McCormick whiffed on a curveball for out No. Nola then threw a backdoor breaking ball that stayed up in the strike zone, and Tucker ripped it for a double. The Houston Astros have not scored a run since the fifth inning of Game 2. That kind of profile and process has helped the Astros create a lockdown bullpen that was the best in baseball this past year. In the World Series. And Bill Bevens had a no-hitter going into the ninth inning for the Yankees in the 1947 World Series before Cookie Lavagetto doubled with two outs. Looks like Astros closer Ryan Pressly is going to get the ball in the ninth inning with a chance to finish a combined no-hitter. Pressly, a right-hander, had a 2.98 ERA and 33 saves in the regular season. Wednesday in Philadelphia, the Houston Astros threw a combined no-hitter. This is history, only the second no-hitter in World Series lore. The Houston Astros combined to no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies to take Game 4 of the World Series 5-0. Baseball is a game where a kid from just outside Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic can sign with an American team for all of $10,000, where he can fly under the radar and slowly grow into a fearsome pitcher.

Philadelphia had waited 4746 days to host a World Series game and it was forced to wait another day when Monday night's game was postponed due to rain.

“When it’s 4-0 in this ballpark, you don’t want to go through your whole pitching staff because 4-0 in this ballpark is really nothing the way the ball flies here. The line score looks bad, but they were just hitting us.” “He usually keeps the ball in the ballpark. We were very surprised by it. They were all here ready to go and they believe in us and we believe in them. “They keep us going.

The Astros evened the World Series in historic fashion on Wednesday night, pitching the first-ever combined no-hitter in Fall Classic history.

While Alvarado struck out [Christian Vázquez](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/31389) and [Aldemys Díaz](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33390) to end the inning, the damage was done. [Yordan Alvarez](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36018/yordan-alvarez), [Alex Bregman](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/34886/alex-bregman), [Kyle Tucker](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/34967/kyle-tucker) and [Yuli Gurriel](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36006/yuli-gurriel) all tallying RBIs. Things only got worse from there for Philadelphia as Astros third baseman [Alex Bregman](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/34886/alex-bregman) knocked a double to right field, scoring Altuve and Pena and extending Houston's lead to 3-0. With the bases loaded and no outs, Phillies manager Rob Thomson removed Nola from the game, bringing in lefty fireballing reliever [Jose Alvarado](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36063/jose-alvarado). [Yuli Gurriel](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36006/yuli-gurriel) kept the offensive roll going, knocking a single into left field to score Bregman and extending Houston's lead to 5-0. [Kyle Tucker](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/34967/kyle-tucker) knocked a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Alvarez and moving Bregman to third base. [Philadelphia Phillies](/mlb/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-phillies) in Game 4, riding off of six dominant innings from [Cristian Javier](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41261/cristian-javier) and a combined relief effort from [Bryan Abreu](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41208/bryan-abreu), [Rafael Montero](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32631/rafael-montero) and [Ryan Pressly](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33072/ryan-pressly). The Phillies only managed two base runners in [Bryce Harper](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30951/bryce-harper) and [Brandon Marsh](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/40803/brandon-marsh), who each walked off of Javier. The Phillies struggled to generate hard contact all night, with just two balls hit over 90 mph, both groundouts in the sixth by Two of the three postseason no-hitters in MLB history have taken place at Citizens Bank Park. The Astros had the last combined regular-season no-no on June 25 of this season against the New York Yankees -- Javier also started that game. Phillies starter [Aaron Nola](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33709/aaron-nola) looked strong through the first four innings, but made a handful of mistakes in the fifth, when Houston scored all of itsr runs.

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However, Syndergaard will still get his chance on the bump after all, as Phillies Manager Rob Thomson announced that the right-hander will start Game 5 to give ...

It nearly feels inconceivable that the Phillies could lose a game within the confines of Citizens Bank Park at this point. Many are intrigued to see how the moment and adrenaline may effect Syndergaard's velocity and stuff, given how limited his usage has been this postseason. [Houston Astros](https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/). Should Syndergaard struggle early, Rob Thomson won't hesitate to get aggressive with his bullpen, as he has done multiple times this postseason. [New York Mets](https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/) in 2015. [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/philadelphia-phillies) in the end.

Houston evened the series 2-2 Wednesday night, while throwing only the second no-hitter in World Series history.

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Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh and Kyle Schwarber also went deep, 1,950 feet of long balls as the Phillies won 7-0 to take a 2-1 Series lead.

[DirecTV Stream](https://www.directv.com/stream/), a live streaming service that gets the same channels as your local cable provider. McCullers did a 360 and hopped off the mound, not even waiting for the ball to land. — to punctuate one of the most calamitous starts in World Series history Tuesday night. Game 4 of the 2022 World Series, between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, will be played Wednesday (Nov. [DirecTV Stream](https://www.directv.com/stream/) 2, 2022) beginning at 8 p.m.

The Houston Astros threw a combined no-hitter to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 in Game 4 of the World Series. The series is now tied 2-2 with Game 5 ...

The outings have been short with the bullpen picking up much of the load. Realmuto's home run in the 10th. He featured a biting curveball and used it to pitch out of trouble in the second. Louis and Atlanta in the first two rounds of the playoffs, allowing just an unearned run in 12⅔ innings. He is 0-6 with a 6.07 ERA in eight career starts in the Fall Classic. Alvarado hit Alvarez with the first pitch to send home the game's first run. The Phillies have won two World Series in their 139-year history. Even a crowd of 45,693 couldn't get the Phillies going. Game 5, the final game of the season at Citizens Bank Park, will be played Thursday night. That was plenty of run support for right-hander Cristian Javier, who held the Phillies hitless for six innings. With lefty slugger Yordan Alvarez due up, manager Rob Thomson went to his best bullpen lefty, Jose Alvarado, but the strategy did not work. Now, in two World Series starts against Houston, he's given up eight runs in 8⅓ innings.

Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola is dominant at his home ballpark.

Competing in the World Series is already a crowning achievement for any Major League Baseball player. Both Hamels and Lee got the chance to pitch in a World Series at this stadium. Nola is 44-24 in home starts, and the Phillies have won 58 of his 101 outings in Philadelphia. He is also the only pitcher with more wins than Nola in the ballpark. Among the ten arms with at least 50 games started at CBP, only Cliff Lee has a lower ERA (2.84). Only one player – Cole Hamels – has started more games at Citizens Bank Park in his career. Nola has enjoyed far more success in Citizens Bank Park than in any other stadium. In the friendly confines of his home ballpark, Nola has an earned run average of 3.18 in 101 starts. Over the years, the right-hander has developed a pretty special relationship with this stadium in particular. It means a lot to the players, each and every one of who played their hearts out this postseason. Nola has struck out 10.81 per nine innings in home games, and 9.38 in away games. It means a great deal to a whole lot of people.

PHILADELPHIA -- Moments after the Phillies found themselves on the wrong side of World Series history, Rob Thomson stepped into the clubhouse late Wednesday ...

“That’s the plan,” Castellanos said. “We’ve had good approaches throughout the postseason,” Schwarber said. If we did a great job of doing it in the regular season, why change it up and do anything different in the World Series?” “It’s not like we were actively hanging on trying not to be no-hit. “You just chalk it up to a loss,” Schwarber said. “His fastball has a lot of ride to it,” Castellanos said. The Phillies had a couple of close calls Wednesday. “I really don’t give a [expletive],” he said. We’ll be in the history books, I guess.” The Mets threw a combined no-hitter against the Phillies on April 29 at Citi Field in New York. “So keep it the exact same as the regular season. It was the second no-hitter in World Series history, and just the third no-hitter in postseason history.