If it seems like there have been more near-miss no-hitters than normal lately, it isn¡¯t just your imagination.

When the Padres' no-no ended on a Brendan Rodgers hit for the Rockies with three outs to go on Tuesday night, it was the fourth no-hit bid this month that has gone into the ninth inning or later -- and yet not one of them has been finished off.

It¡¯s the first time since at least 1974 that four no-hitters were broken up in the ninth inning or later in a single calendar month, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

? Pitchers who've lost no-hitters on the final out

In fact, it¡¯s even more impressive than that. The four no-hit bids have all happened over the past 10 days, which is the shortest span in at least the expansion era (1961), per the Elias Sports Bureau.

The 10-day span surpasses the previous 18-day record, which happened from Aug. 29 to Sept. 15 of this season and Apr. 23 to May 10 in 1989.

San Diego¡¯s close call came after the Brewers nearly completed the first 11-inning no-hitter in MLB history, thanks to eight no-hit innings from Corbin Burnes and two more from Devin Williams and Abner Uribe, on September 10th against the Yankees.

Just three days later, the Astros had a combined no-hitter broken up by Ryan Noda of the A¡¯s with two outs to go.

? Every pitcher removed deep in a no-hit bid

And just two days after that, the Rockies came an inning short of the second no-hitter in Coors Field history when J.D. Davis ended the bid with nobody out in the ninth.

It should also be noted that while it was not actually in the calendar month of September, Alex Cobb came one out short of a no-hitter on Aug. 29.