Could the Toronto Blue Jays’ Marco Estrada become the next Dave Stieb?
For the second straight start, Estrada took a no-hitter bid into the eighth inning, getting the first out Wednesday before Logan Forsythe tagged him for an infield single.
On Friday, Estrada lost one against the Orioles with no out in the eighth.
Stieb, who finally got a no-no for the Blue Jays after four missed opportunities, lost no-hit bids with two outs in the ninth in back-to-back starts in September 1998.
Here are the deepest near no-nos of the 2015 season (minimum six innings):
| 8⅔ | Shelby Miller |
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| Atlanta Braves (NL) | |
| Sunday, May 17, 2015 Spoiler: Justin Boer, single up the middle with one out in the ninth Atlanta Braves 6, Miami Marlins 0 Marlins Park (Miami) |
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| 8⅓ | Trevor Bauer (6 inn) Kyle Crockett (1 inn) Scott Atchinson (1 inn) Nick Hagadome (⅓ inn) |
| Cleveland Indians (AL team in IL game) | |
| Thursday, April 9, 2015 Spoiler: Jed Lowrie, homer to left-center off Nick Hagadome with one out in the ninth Cleveland Indians 5, Houston Astros 0 Minute Maid Park (Houston) |
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| 7⅓ | Chad Bettis |
| Colorado Rockies (NL) | |
| Friday, May 29, 2015 Spoiler: Cody Asche, one-out single to left with shift deployed in the eighth inning Colorado Rockies 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) |
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| 7⅓ | Marco Estrada |
| Toronto Blue Jays (AL) | |
| Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Spoiler: Logan Forsythe, infield single with one out in the eight inning Toronto Blue Jays 1, Tampa Bay Rays 4 Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg) |
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| 7 | Marco Estrada |
| Toronto Blue Jays (AL) | |
| Friday, June 19, 2015 Spoiler: Jimmy Paredes broken-bat bloop single to left with no out in the eight inning Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 Rogers Centre (Toronto) |
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| 7 | Chris Young (5 inn) Ryan Madson (2 inn) Kelvin Herrera (0 inn) |
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
| Friday, May 1, 2015 Spoiler: Nick Castellanos, single to left off Kelvin Herrera with nobody out in the eighth inning Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) |
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| 7 | Sonny Gray |
| Oakland Athletics (AL) | |
| Monday, April 6, 2015 (Opening Day) Spoiler: Ryan Rua, single to right with nobody out in the eighth inning Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 0 O.co Coliseum (Oakland) |
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| 6⅔ | Corey Kluber |
| Cleveland Indians (AL team in IL game) | |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Spoiler: Jhonny Peralta, two-out single to left in the seventh inning Cleveland Indians 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 Progressive Field (Cleveland) |
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| 6⅔ | Mike Leake |
| Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Spoiler: Maikel Franco, two-out single up the middle in the seventh inning Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) |
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| 6⅓ | Garrett Richards |
| Los Angeles Angels (AL) | |
| Sunday, May 10, 2015 Spoiler: Jason Castro, one-out single to left in the seventh inning Los Angeles Angels 3, Houston Astros 1 Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Anaheim) |
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| 6⅓ | Chris Young |
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
| Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Spoiler: Trevor Plouffe, one-out triple to right in the seventh inning Kansas City Royals 2, Minnesota Twins 0 Target Field (Minneapolis) |
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| 6⅓ | Chase Anderson |
| Arizona Diamondbacks (NL) | |
| Friday, June 12, 2015 Spoiler: Buster Posey, one-out comebacker that struck Anderson and dribbled for a single in the seventh inning Arizona Diamondbacks 1, San Francisco Giants 0 AT&T Park (San Francisco) |
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| 6 | Madison Bumgarner |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Monday, May 4, 2015 Spoiler: Justin Upton, leadoff single to left in the seventh inning San Francisco Giants 2, San Diego Padres 0 AT&T Park (San Francisco) |
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| 6 | Max Scherzer |
| Washington Nationals (NL) | |
| Sunsday, June 14, 2015 Spoiler: Carlos Gomez, bloop single over the second baseman to lead off the seventh inning Washington Nationals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Miller Park (Milwaukee) |
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| 6 | Michael Pineda |
| New York Yankees (AL team in IL game) | |
| Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Spoiler: Christian Yelich, solo home run to right center to lead off the seventh inning New York Yankees 2, Miami Marlins 1 Yankee Stadium (New York) |
