The no-hitters are coming fast and furious.  Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander held the Toronto Blue Jays hitless in a 9-0 victory Saturday, four days after the Minnesota Twins' Francisco Liriano no-hit the Chicago White Sox.  It was the second no-hitter of Verlander's career. He also shut down the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007, the season after he was named AL Rookie of the Year. That time Verlander overwhelmed the Brewers with his 100 mph fastball, striking out 12 and walking four.  "I was a lot more calm today," Verlander told the Associated Press. "Obviously, there's some adrenaline - you can't help it - but having been through this situation before, I was definitely able to calm myself down a little bit easier than last time."  On Saturday, Verlander had a perfect game going for 7 1/3 innings until J.P. Arencibia walked on a close pitch at the end of a 12-pitch at-bat. The following hitter, Edwin Encarnacion, bounced into a double-play, meaning Verlander still faced the minimum 24 batters through eight innings, and 27 for the game.  "Just as good as the first," Verlander said.  Rajai Davis struck out swinging, Verlander's fourth of the game, to complete the gem. Verlander calmly pumped his fist -- after all, he's done this before -- just as he was getting swarmed by jubilant teammates.  David Cooper had led off the ninth with a popup to second baseman Scott Sizemore, and John McDonald followed by grounding out to second.  "I felt like tonight I had really good control of my fastball, and I just used that to my advantage," Verlander said. "My breaking ball was surprisingly my worst pitch. That's probably indicative of why I didn't have many strikeouts. I was just able to move the ball around and keep guys off balance and get some quick outs."  Earlier Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers' Yovani Gallardo took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals before yielding a leadoff single to Daniel Descalso.  On Friday night, St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia threw 7 1/3 perfect innings against the Brewers before settling for a two-hit shutout.  Also Friday, the Atlanta Braves' Derek Lowe pitched six no-hit innings against he Philadelphia Phillies before giving up two hits in the seventh and leaving with a blister in his right foot.  Six no-hitters, including two perfect games, were thrown last year. This season there are already hints that total may be surpassed.  See photos of: Detroit Tigers, Justin Verlander
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