Editing Darryl Kile (section)

===Houston Astros===
Kile was selected by the [[Houston Astros]] in the 30th round of the [[1987 Major League Baseball draft|1987 Major League draft]]. Having been successful with the [[Tucson Sidewinders|Tucson Toros]], the Astros' [[minor league baseball|AAA club]] in the [[Pacific Coast League]], Kile entered the majors in 1991, going 7–11 in 22 starts. In his first major league start on April 24, 1991, Kile had a [[no-hitter]] going when he was lifted after six innings by manager [[Art Howe]], who wanted to protect the 22-year-old rookie's arm. Kile's breakthrough year came in 1993 when he went 15–8 with a 3.51 [[earned run average]] and made the [[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] team. On September 8, Kile pitched a [[no-hitter]] against the [[New York Mets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B09080HOU1993.htm|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 1|website=www.retrosheet.org|access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref> He pitched seven seasons with the Astros, mostly as a starter. Another strong season was 1997, when he went 19–7, compiled a 2.57 ERA, made the All-Star team again, threw a career-high {{frac|255|2|3}} [[innings pitched|innings]], and pitched four [[shutouts in baseball|shutout]]s. He finished fifth in voting for the NL [[Cy Young Award]]. Kile made his first postseason appearance in Game 1 of the [[1997 National League Division Series]] against the [[1997 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]], giving up only two hits but suffering a hard-luck 2–1 loss. Atlanta swept [[1997 Houston Astros season|Houston]] in the best-of-five series.