Way to Go, Edwin Jackson!

Edwin Jackson just finished tossing the second no-hitter in Arizona Diamondbacks history, against his former team, the Tampa Bay [Devil] Rays.

It may have taken the right-hander 150 pitches through a sloppy performance that included eight walks and six strikeouts at Tropicana Field, but he shut down a tough Rays line-up by a score of 1-0. Adam LaRoche provided the offense with a solo shot in the top of the second off Jeff Niemann, who threw a two-hitter a couple weeks ago against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Jeff Neimann Allows Two Hits Too Many

By the time word got around that Jeff Niemann was throwing a no-hitter through six innings, he had already allowed a sharp liner to Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Mike McCoy for the first hit of the evening.

But the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander was lights-out anyway. He managed to come away with his third career shutout after surrendering just one more hit to designated hitter Adam Lind to lead of the seventh, and never let anyone past first base all night during the 9-0 victory.

Just ask Vernon Wells, whose 14-game hitting streak was squashed by Niemann on Tuesday:

He’s a tall young man. He’s deceptive. He can pitch. He didn’t make too many mistakes. When you’ve got that kind of stuff and you’re not making mistakes over the middle of the plate, you’re not going to give up many hits.

Halladay Outpitched By Niemann In Return

Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, fresh off the disabled list, was out-dueled by a rookie Monday night in his first game back from resting his man-parts.

Tampa Bay Rays newbie Jeff Niemann (7-4, 3.95 ERA) tossed 7.1 solid innings for his third straight decision, allowing just one run on four hits, walking two and fanning one. That'll do.

One of only four 10-game winners in baseball so far this season, Halladay entered Monday night's game looking for his eighth straight winning decision, which already marked the longest streak in the majors. Instead, he lost for the first time since April 21st, giving the Blue Jays their third consecutive loss, 4-1.