Astros right-hander Cristian Javier continued his historic postseason stinginess Tuesday, going five sterling innings as the Astros rolled past the Twins in a pivotal Game 3 victory.
in the pivotal Game 3 of their best-of-five American League Division Series. Houston can clinch its seventh consecutive ALCS appearance with a win at Target Field on Wednesday or, if the Twins force a Game 5, in Houston on Friday., the 26-year-old Javier navigated the dangerous Twins lineup without allowing further damage.
In Game 3 of the ALCS last year, Javier's first playoff start, he threw 5.1 shutout innings and allowed just one hit. Eleven days later, in Game 4 of the World Series, Javier went six hitless innings, combining with three relievers on just the second no-hitter in World Series history. Over his three postseason starts, Javier has held batters to an .040 batting average . He became the fourth pitcher in history with at least three consecutive scoreless starts of five or more innings, joining Hall of Famers Whitey Ford and Christy Mathewson -- who threw complete games in their streaks -- along with Kenny Rogers.homered in the fifth inning, and Gray -- who had not allowed more than one home run in a game in more than two years -- left soon thereafter.
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