TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto right-hander Brandon Morrow lost his bid for a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning when Evan Longoria singled for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
Jays second baseman Aaron Hill dived to his right to cut off Longoria's grounder but could not gather cleanly as the ball rolled away from his grasp. The Jays still won 1-0.
Morrow ended with a one-hitter, walking two and striking out 17 in what would have been the sixth no-hitter in the majors this season.
The 26-year-old Morrow improved to 9-6 with a 4.45 ERA.
It would have been the third time the Rays had been the victims of a no-hitter in 2010. Oakland's Dallas Braden pitched a perfect game against Tampa Bay on May 9, and Arizona's Edwin Jackson no-hit the Rays on June 26.
(Writing by Steve Ginsburg in Washington; Editing by Justin Palmer)
