Edwin-ner! Jackson, Padres blank Pirates

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PITTSBURGH — Edwin Jackson has only made five starts with the Padres this season, but he’s made a habit of flirting with history. The journeyman starter did so again Wednesday night at PNC Park, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Padres beat the Pirates, 4-0.

Jackson held Pittsburgh hitless through five innings before Jordy Mercer knocked a clean single up the middle to lead off the sixth. Jackson, who threw a no-hitter for Arizona in 2010 and carried one into the seventh in his San Diego debut, wound up allowing two hits over seven strong innings, striking out seven and walking three.

Veteran right-hander Ryan Vogelsong continued to impress in his second start back from the 60-day disabled list. Making his first appearance at PNC Park since he was struck in the face by a 92-mph fastball, a career-threatening moment that required surgery, Vogelsong held the Padres to two unearned runs on three hits and a walk over six innings.

But the Pirates’ reshuffled lineup couldn’t touch Jackson, and their reconfigured bullpen allowed two late runs. Padres leadoff man Travis …

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