Edwin Jackson throws no-hitter

Despite walking 8 batters and throwing 149 pitches, Edwin Jackson had enough in the tank to no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays last night. It was the fourth no-hitter in MLB this year. I guess you can say that 2010 is the year of the pitcher.

“It’s one of those moments where you’re just caught up in the moment. It’s one of the craziest games I’ve had, especially the game starting off how it did. Not being able to find the strike zone with the fastball,” Jackson said. “Good thing I could throw the slider for strikes in any count. It just resurrected my game.”

It was the third time in less than a year that the Rays had been no-hit. So if you’re looking for a reason as to why these rare occurrences have been popping up more often, look no farther than their dugout.

Another oddity thrown into the mix is this: Edwin Jackson has a losing record this season (5-6) and a losing record for his career (43-45). Given that he also walked 7 of those 8 batters in the first 3 innings, the probability of him throwing a no-hitter was not something anyone thought about it. In fact, the Diamondbacks had pitchers warming up from the 6th inning on.

But in the end, Jackson mustered up just enough energy to get Jason Bartlett to ground out to short for the final out.

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