Yankees beat Astros 1-0 with a 'no-hits' ninth inning walk-off rally (VIDEO)

Carlos Beltran lofted a sacrifice fly to deep center field off Chad Qualls in the bottom of the ninth inning, driving home Brett Gardner with the only run of the game as the New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros, 1-0, on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.

Nothing exceptional except the that the Yankees did it with a "no-hits" ninth-inning rally for the walk-off victory.

No case of the Mondays here. https://t.co/RPQYWoVXqM

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 25, 2015

The Yankees scored the winning run on 3 walks and a sac fly for the dramatic win after an old-fashioned pitching duel between Nathan Eovaldi and Scott Feldman.

The Yankees' Eovoldi blanked the Astros over eight innings of four-hit ball, striking out seven around three walks, while Feldman held the home team to six singles over eight scoreless innings, walking none and striking out six.

Oliver Perez issued the three walks (one intentional) and threw a wild pitch in the ninth, loading the bases and prompting Houston to call upon losing pitcher Qualls.

"We've got guys who don't chase out of the zone," Yankees catcher Brian McCann said after the game. "We're going to make you throw strikes. We were able to get three walks in the ninth, and Carlos with the big hit."

Beltran — who became only the sixth player in MLB history to play 1,ooo games in both the American and National League, credited the "no  hits" rally to plate discipline.

Chad Qualls has close shave after trade to Yankees

Newly acquired pitcher Chad Qualls found out what Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson and a long line of other New York Yankees have discovered before him— that a clean-shaven Bronx Bomber is a welcome Bronx Bomber.  Going from worst-to-first can make that trip to the barber's chair a little easier though.

Qualls made his Yankee debut Monday night after being traded from the last-place Philadelphia Phillies but not before adhering to the Yankees' strict team rule— no facial hair below the upper lip.  Qualls retired both batters he faced in finishing the eighth inning.

Qualls said he didn't know about the team's facial hair restrictions before the trade.

"They're in first place — or , we're in first place— so anything I could do over here is a good change," said Qualls who appeared in 35 games for the Phillies.

Before Qualls arrived in Tampa Bay for last night's game against the Rays, he had one order of business— shaving the goatee he'd sported for virtually all of the past five years.

"My wife 's probably only seen me shaved twice," Qualls said.  "I think the first time, she told me, 'Don't ever do this again.'  But this time, I think she's going to have to bear with me on this one."