Justin Verlander Pitches Third Career No-Hitter<br />.<br />Verlander struck out 14 of the <br />28 batters he faced.<br />.<br />The 14 strikeouts are tied for the eighth-most in a no-hitter. <br />.<br />Only Nolan Ryan with 7 and <br />Sandy Koufax with 4<br />.<br />have more career no-hitters <br />than Verlander.<br />.<br />It was Verlander's second career no-hitter <br />at Toronto's Rogers Centre.<br />.<br />The Houston Astros defeated the Blue Jays 2-0 on Sunday.<br />.<br />Verlander now has <br />2,963 career strikeouts<br />.<br />and will likely become the 18th pitcher in <br />MLB history with 3,000 career strikeouts.<br />.<br />Verlander leads the AL in innings, wins, ERA, WHIP, strikeouts and opponent batting average<br />.<br />since being traded to the Astros <br />from the Detroit Tigers in 2017
