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The Houston Astros completed the first combined no-hitter in postseason history on Wednesday night, riding six scoreless innings from Cristian Javier and another three from a trio of relievers in an emphatic 5-0 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series. The victory tied the Series at two games apiece and placed Javier in exceedingly rare company, joining former New York Yankees right-hander Don Larsen — author of a perfect game in 1956 — as the only pitchers in World Series history to finish an outing with no hits permitted in six or more innings. Javier’s start was a re-enactment of the combined no-hitter […]