HOUSTON -- Astros catcher Jason Castro, who made the final out when Matt Cain threw a perfect game against Houston three years ago, may as well have closed his eyes during the final at-bat of Mike Fiers' no-hitter Friday night and just enjoyed the ride.
Fiers, riding on emotion, adrenaline and a raucous crowd, decided he was going to throw Justin Turner nothing but a steady diet of fastballs, and why not? It was the pitch that he had worked off most of the night. Fiers struck out Turner for the final out of the 3-0 win over the Dodgers at Minute Maid Park and soon found himself in the arms of Castro and the rest of his teammates who had a front-row seat for history.