It’s been a while since the last time the Astros lost a baseball game. That last defeat came on October 3 at Minute Maid Park, and guess what? It was the first contest of a three-game series against the NL champs Phillies and their ace Aaron Nola, who coincidentally was announced as the Phillies starter for Game 1.
Even though the Astros won the next two games, they looked awful against the cited right-hander. Nola pitched 6 2/3 innings back then with only two hits (both singles) and no runs allowed – he kept a no-hitter going until Yordan Álvarez hit a single in the seventh.