Estrada dazzles again with dominant start

BOSTON — Marco Estrada does not have overpowering stuff, and he would not catch the attention of most scouts. But even so, he seems to have almost become Mr. Unhittable over the past two seasons in a Blue Jays uniform.

For the third time in less than a year, Estrada entered the eighth inning of a start without allowing a hit. His latest attempt came Sunday afternoon, when he was five outs away before Chris Young hit a solo home run to left in Toronto’s 5-4 victory over the Red Sox.  

Estrada carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning of back-to-back starts against the Orioles and Rays last season. In some ways, it brings back memories of Dave Stieb, who had four no-hitters broken up in the ninth inning before he eventually became the first and only Blue Jay to throw one on Sept. 2, 1990.

“I just want to go out and put up zeros,” Estrada said. “I don’t care how many hits I give up, how many I don’t give up. Obviously, if it happens, it would be really nice, but it’s not something I’m thinking about.

“I want to go out there and put up zeros and then give my team a chance to win. But obviously, if it would have happened, I would have been really excited and happy. It’s just one of …

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