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Bettor Cashes Big After Placing Wager on No-Hitter to Occur During World Series

There had not been a no-hitter in the World Series since Don Larsen tossed a perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1956. The Houston Astros changed that and made history during Game 4 on Wednesday night.

The Astros threw a combined no-hitter to even up the series against the Phillies at two games apiece. It was started by Christian Javier‘s dominant 7 innings pitched.

Sure enough, one bettor cashed in big on the triumph. Prior to the Fall Classic, the bettor tossed $50 on 50-1 odds that a no-hitter would be thrown at any point in the World Series. The bet paid out $2,550.

The last time a no-hitter was thrown in the postseason was in 2010, when Phillies’ Roy Halladay kept the Cincinnati Reds hitless in the NLDS. Coincidentally, the Reds manager at that time was the current Astros manager, Dusty Baker.

“Oh yeah, I was on the other end in this ballpark,” Baker said after Wednesday night’s win. “I mean, that’s what’s strange about life. And I remember being on the other end of that.”

The wildest part of the Astros’ combined no-no on Wednesday might be how hot the Phillies offense was coming into that game. In the first three games of the series, the Phillies had put up 15 runs, and this came after scoring 25 on the San Diego Padres in the NLCS.

“I really don’t give a s–t,” Phillies left-fielder Kyle Schwarber said when asked about being the second team to be no-hit in the World Series. “Nope. Move on tomorrow. We’ll be in the history books, I guess.”

The Phillies won’t have it any easier on Thursday, either, as they’re set to face Astros ace Justin Verlander. However, they were able to knock Verlander out after just five innings in Game 1 after putting up five runs on six hits. Despite the rough start, Verlander’s pro bet lines remain high according to our OddShopper tools.

“I did find some mechanical things that I needed to clean up,” Verlander said ahead of Game 5. “I’ve been working really hard since then. But there’s really no way to know how it’s going until you get in the game and see the hitters’ reactions. So you work as hard as you possibly can. You take that into practice, you see how it feels — ‘Are you getting the desired results?’ — and then you take it into the game and hope that’s it.”

Perhaps Verlander learned a thing or two from Javier that he can apply to Game 5.

 

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