NEW YORK >> When Clayton Kershaw threw a no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies last June, it was popularly attached to a qualifier: It wasn't just a no-hitter -- it was Kershaw's first no-hitter.Thursday, Kershaw nearly did it again.Kershaw (8-6) retired the first 18 batters he faced against the New York Mets until Curtis Granderson lined an 0-2 slider into right field to begin the seventh inning.