According to Brian Torchin, Days after Washington’s Max Scherzer no-hit Pittsburgh, Major League Baseball almost had another no-no. Toronto’s Marco Estrada took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of Wednesday’s contest against the Tampa Bay Rays. The first batter of the inning, David DeJesus, popped up down the third base line. The ball appeared to go out of play in the stands, but the Jays’ Josh Donaldson leaped completely over the low wall and made a spectacular catch among the fans www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGV5vpYJSE4 . With five more outs to go to perfection, Estrada next faced Logan Forsythe. He hit a high chopper to Donaldson at third, who barehanded the ball and threw it to first. It looked like another web gem in the making, but Forsythe just beat out the throw. The next two batters flied out to end the inning.

Estrada returned to the mound in the ninth, retiring the first two batters he faced before giving up a double to Kevin Kiermaier. Toronto went to their bullpen, who blanked Tampa Bay the rest of the way for a 1-0 victory in 12 innings.

Estrada is 5-3 with a 3.45 ERA and 63 strikeouts this season for the Blue Jays. On June 19th, he lost another no-hit bid in the eighth inning, this time against Baltimore. The Orioles rallied, but fell short as Toronto won 5-4.