Rangers Ace Jacob deGrom Part of History in Pitcher’s Duel With Astros Hunter Brown

The Texas Rangers were set to add another chapter to the Lone Star Rivalry in a series against the Houston Astros during MLB’s Rivalry Weekend.

The four-game began with a massive matchup on the mound with the Rangers sending two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom out against Astros’ emerging ace, Hunter Brown.

One of the better pitching matchups of the year certainly did not disappoint, with both pitchers bringing their "A game."

Texas ended up winning the game 1-0, with the only run coming courtesy of a Jake Burger solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.

deGrom was dealing, throwing eight shutout innings while allowing only five hits and one walk while striking out seven. Shawn Armstrong finished the game off for his second save of the campaign.

Houston’s star did everything he could to keep up, recording the first complete game of his career. Brown allowed only three hits and zero walks while striking out nine. It was the fifth straight start he has recorded nine strikeouts.

What History Was Jacob deGrom Part Of?

With their dominant outings, the starting pitching duo made some impressive MLB history.

As shared by OptaSTATS on X, since pitches were tracked for the first time in 1988, Thursday’s matchup between deGrom and Brown is the first in which both starting pitchers threw eight-plus innings, allowed no more than one run, struck out at least seven batters and did it all while throwing fewer than 100 pitches.