Blue Jays fans give Astros' Verlander standing ovation after no-hitter
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander submitted a dominant no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Rogers Centre crowd was happy to root for greatness, over the home team on Sunday afternoon.
Verlander, who may have separated himself from teammate Gerrit Cole in the AL Cy Young race, struck out 14 batters while issuing one walk in the 2-0 victory.
Toronto’s fans were happy to appreciate an awesome moment in baseball history.
Final moments of the @JustinVerlander no-hitter at Rogers Centre from the fan perspective. Very impressive. @Astros / @BlueJays pic.twitter.com/pZJnnuflue
— Mark Behar (@MarkBehar) September 1, 2019
The Astros’ pitcher finds himself in elite company.
Justin Verlander is the 6th pitcher with at least 3 career no-hitters.
He joins Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Larry Corcoran, Cy Young and Bob Feller.— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) September 1, 2019
This is Verlander’s second no-hitter against the Blue Jays, previously throwing one on May 7, 2011 while a member of the Detroit Tigers.
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Verlander is the third pitcher in MLB history to no-hit the same team twice, and he’s won Toronto’s eternal respect.
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