The last person to do what Alimber Santa did Monday night was a man named Bumpus Jones in 1892. Grover Cleveland was president. There were 44 states. Until Monday night in Arlington, nobody had pitched in a no-hitter in their MLB debut since then.

Santa was called up Friday. He sat in the bullpen all weekend while the Astros swept the Cubs at Wrigley. Then Monday night he walked in from that bullpen with a no-hitter in progress, six batters to face, and history on the line. He retired all six. Two perfect innings. Done.

Also this week: the Astros win five straight including a sweep at Wrigley for the first time since 2013, Hunter Brown makes his first rehab start at Corpus Christi with five strikeouts in two innings, and Christian Walker hits four home runs in three games.

Prospect Spotlight: Yamal Encarnacion — the quietly overlooked switch-hitting second baseman leading the Corpus Christi Hooks in RBI and delivering walk-off hits.

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José Altuve hit a leadoff home run off Jacob deGrom in the first inning Saturday. Four batters later, Christian Walker hit another one. Yordan Álvarez hit another one. Zack Cole hit another one. Four solo shots off one of the best pitchers alive. Then Altuve took an awkward swing in the ninth, didn't run, and walked off the field. Grade two left oblique strain. No timeline. The universe giveth and taketh away, often in the same inning.

Also this week: Jeremy Peña comes off the IL the same day Altuve goes on, Jason Alexander throws six shutout innings when the rotation needed it most, and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers reel off five straight wins.

The highlight: Javier Perez, Single-A Fayetteville, eight scoreless innings on 67 pitches. Fewer than nine pitches per inning. One of the most efficient starts you will see at any level of baseball.

Prospect Spotlight: Anthony Huzo — the 20-year-old outfielder from Rancho Cucamonga who hit two home runs in the same game and could be in Houston by 2028.

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Carlos Correa took a swing in batting practice, heard a pop, and his 2026 season was over. Peroneus brevis tendon repair. Six to eight months. Done.

Also this week: Seattle beat Houston for the ninth consecutive time, setting a franchise record. Tatsuya Imai returned from the IL and posted a 9.24 ERA. Ethan Peco is at Sugar Land with a 1.04 ERA and nobody is talking about it. And René Cárdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster in Major League Baseball history, passed away at 96 right here in Houston.

On the farm, Jason Schiavone — the $150,000 eleventh round pick — now leads all of Minor League Baseball in home runs. And down in Fayetteville, Joey Dixon struck out 14 batters in his first 6.1 professional innings after two years in a training room.

Prospect Spotlight: Joey Dixon — the Stanford right-hander who pitched through a partially torn UCL in college, missed two years of professional baseball, and came back throwing 96 with 14 strikeouts in his first six innings.

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