Edwin Jackson nearly made San Diego Padres history in his first start for the club, two years ago today.
Jackson, who threw a no-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010, took a no-no against the San Francisco Giants into the seventh inning on July 17, 2016, before losing it on a Conor Gillaspie three-run homer. Jackson walked five batters in the contest before serving up the dinger.
Six years earlier, the German-born journeyman pitcher needed 149 pitches to no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays for a 1-0 victory at Tropicana Field. The 26-year-old righthander told Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch that it would take a hit to get him off the mound, and he completed the no-no by retiring Jason Bartlett on a ground out on pitch No. 149.
Jackson’s effort marked the Padres deepest no-hit effort since May 5, 2016, when Colin Rea went 6⅔ innings against the New York Mets. That bid was ended by Yoenis Céspedes, who singled during a shift to the exact spot where the second baseman is normally stationed with two outs in the seventh inning.
The Padres went the entire 2017 season without a no-no attempt reaching the seventh inning. There have been three deep bids so far this season:
| 7⅔ | Tyson Ross |
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| Friday, April 20, 2018 Spoiler: Christian Walker hits a deep fly ball to center, and Franchy Cordero misreads it and takes a few steps in before backtracking and letting it hit the grass behind him for the game’s first hit, an RBI double. San Diego Padres 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Chase Field (Phoenix) |
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| 7⅓ | Jordan Lyles |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Spoiler: Trevor Story lines a one-out single to left to break up the perfect game and no-hitter. San Diego Padres 4, Colorado Rockies 0 Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 6⅔ | Clayton Richard |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Sunday, June 10, 2018 Spoiler: Miguel Rojas singles up the middle with two outs in the seventh inning for the 7,881st Padres game with no no-hitter. San Diego Padres 3, Miami Marlins 1 Marlins Park (Miami) |
