history, exceeding the 1972 club (14). In a September 3 start versus Los Angeles, García tossed seven innings and allowed one run as Houston fell 2–1 in extra innings. On September 19, García started the first five innings and won a 4–0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Rays to clinch a fifth American League West division title for the Astros over the previous six seasons. In his final start of the regular season on October 2, García was the winning pitcher with one run allowed over six innings versus Tampa Bay, culminating a 7–0 record and 3.20 ERA over his last eight starts. His seven wins from August 12 onward led the AL. During the 2022 regular season, García was 15-8 with a 3.72 ERA in 28 starts covering innings. In the third game of the 2022 ALDS, García earned the win after working the final five innings of a series-clinching sweep of the Mariners. The game had remained scoreless for an unprecedented 17 innings—the longest scoreless period in postseason history—until rookie Jeremy Peña homered in the top of the 18th to eventually win it for the Astros, 1–0, in the longest shutout in postseason history. The Astros advanced to the World Series and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to give García his first career World Series title. See also List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela List of World Series starting pitchers References External links 1996 births Living people Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball pitchers Houston Astros players Dominican Summer League Astros players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Tri-City ValleyCats players Quad Cities River Bandits players Fayetteville Woodpeckers players People from Bolívar (state)