Houston Astros pitcher Cristian Javier delivered an impressive performance in his third postseason start, throwing five shutout innings and striking out nine batters. Javier has now allowed one hit or fewer in each of his first three career postseason starts, a feat that no other pitcher in MLB history has achieved. In his last three postseason starts, Javier has not allowed more than one hit, making him the first pitcher in MLB history to accomplish this. Through four innings in his most recent start, Javier faced 55 batters and gave up only two hits. He recorded 13 swings and misses, with seven strikeouts, and threw a total of 57 pitches. Javier's scoreless postseason streak now stands at 16 1/3 innings.
Unflappable Javier runs scoreless postseason streak to 16 1/3 innings https://t.co/sqbKLyVlvz
This is Cristian Javier’s 3rd postseason start. I think it’s safe to say he’s been unhittable in those starts. Through 4 IP today, he’s now at… 55 batters faced 2 hits!
Through four scoreless innings, Cristian Javier has 13 swings and misses, including eight on his slider and four on his fastball. He’s struck out seven batters and thrown 57 pitches.
Christian Javier is the first pitcher in MLB history to have three #postseason starts where he hasn't allowed more than one hit in any of those starts. Javier's last three postseason starts: ◻️ 5.0 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 9 K ('23 ALDS) ◻️ 6.0 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 9 K ('22 WS) ◻️ 5.1 IP… https://t.co/E6883Fnywz https://t.co/hz7GsM1ziz
Cristian Javier of the @astros has now allowed 1 hit or fewer in each of his first 3 career postseason starts. No other pitcher in MLB history has had 3 such starts over his entire postseason career (consecutive or not). https://t.co/fFEfXD0g9N
Five shutout innings from Cristian Javier https://t.co/018769s5Cn
Cristian Javier DELIVERED with 9 Ks and 5 shutout innings for the @astros! 🙌 https://t.co/SglqM8wpbc