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When Ryan Pressly finished a combined no-hitter started by Cristian Javier against the Yankees in The Bronx back in June, the Houston closer said, “To do it in New York, it’s the best feeling in the world.”
Little did he know how wrong he could be.
Just four months later, Pressly became the first pitcher in MLB history to take part in two combined no-hitters, as he closed out Wednesday’s 5-0 no-hit win by the Astros over the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park to tie the series at 2-2.
“There’s always pressure in the World Series,’’ Pressly said after Wednesday’s win. “Regardless of what the score is, you want to put up a zero. You’re not worried about hits or any of that stuff, you just want to win.”
Houston manager Dusty Baker, around baseball as long as anyone alive, would have surely never considered taking a pitcher out in the middle of a no-hitter earlier in his managerial career.
