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| 1987 | During the fourth inning of the Astros' 3-2 loss at Wrigley Field, Billy Hatcher has his infield hit taken away and is immediately ejected from the game after his shattered bat reveals cork. The Houston left fielder, suspended for ten days, claims he mistakenly picked up Dave Smith's bat, which the pitcher used during batting practice before the game. |
| 2005 | The first busload of Hurricane Katrina refugees, formerly housed at the Superdome in New Orleans, arrive at the Houston Astrodome. The Astros' former home will allow the displaced storm victims to escape the horrendous unhealthy conditions of their former shelter by supplying air conditioning, cots, food, and showers for 25,000 people expected to arrive from Louisiana. |
| 2019 |
Patrick Corbin joins teammates Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, recording his 200th strikeout on the season when he fans Garrett Cooper on three pitches in the Nationals' 9-3 victory over the Marlins. Washington becomes the second team in National League history to have three pitchers reach the milestone in the same season, a feat first accomplished in the Senior Circuit by the 1969 Astros behind the trio of Larry Dierker, Tom Griffin, and Don Wilson.
(Ed. Note: Four American League clubs have had at least three hurlers record 200 or more strikeouts, including the 2018 Indians, where four pitchers reach the plateau: Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer, Corey Kluber, and Mike Clevinger. - LP). |
| 2019 | Justin Verlander throws his third career no-hitter, blanking the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, 2-0. Astros rookie Abraham Toro hit a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning of the scoreless contest to allow the Houston right-hander to complete the no-no in the bottom of the frame, including his fielding of a ground out for the final out of the game. |
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