Spencer Arrighetti Was One Hit Away From History, And It's Already A Wild Ride For The AL West

Yo, you guys catch the Astros game last night? Because holy smokes, Spencer Arrighetti almost pulled off something absolutely legendary against the Rangers. This dude was DEALING, carrying a no-hitter deep into the eighth inning before it all got snapped. He was just lights out, cruising, and it felt like we were watching history unfold right before our eyes in Houston. The Astros ended up taking the opener of that series, 2-0, but man, the story was all about Arrighetti's unbelievable performance.

Arrighetti Had Them Chasing Ghosts

Man, Arrighetti was just dissecting that Rangers lineup. After giving up a walk to Brandon Nimmo in the first inning, this dude sat down eleven batters in a row! He punched out Jake Burger for the second out of the second, got Joc Pederson looking to close the third, and then zipped one past Ezequiel Duran leading off the fourth. Nimmo was literally the only guy to get on base until the fifth when Burger worked a walk and Isaac Paredes booted one. But Arrighetti, cool as you like, got Justin Foscue to ground out and kept that no-no dream alive. It felt inevitable, you know? He issued leadoff walks to Pederson and Alejandro Osuna later, but still, nothing doing until the eighth. That's when Foscue stepped up again, after Arrighetti got Kyle Higashioka, and ripped a sharp single to left. Just like that, the dream was over, and Arrighetti's incredible outing, 7 1/3 innings with 102 pitches, one hit, four walks, and five strikeouts, was done. What a gut punch!

A Lone Homer and a Tough Night for Leiter

Honestly, Jack Leiter on the Rangers nearly went toe-to-toe with Arrighetti, which is kinda wild. He got out of trouble in the first and then dealt in the second. But then Isaac Paredes, that dude, crushed a 355-foot solo shot to left on a 3-2 fastball with two outs in the third. That was Paredes' fourth bomb of the season, and the ONLY run Leiter gave up through seven innings. Leiter was solid: one run, three hits, three walks, six strikeouts on 98 pitches, with 59 strikes. The Astros grabbed an insurance run in the eighth, though, when Cole Winn plunked Paredes, then gave up hits to Yordan Alvarez and Braden Shewmake. Shewmake kept his hitting streak alive, now ten games, with a single that scored Nick Allen who was pinch running. And Bryan King closed it out with a five-out save, his fourth! That’s a tough way to lose, zero runs, against a guy who almost did something truly special. While the AL West drama was unfolding in Houston, our M's were playing the Padres. And yeah, it wasn't the result we wanted. San Diego shut us out, 2-0. It's early in the season, and every game, every pitch, really matters right now. We need guys like Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez to spark that offense. We're back at it soon, and you know we'll be watching every single pitch, cheering on our boys in blue. Let's bounce back, Emerald City! This is our year to make some noise.

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