Chris Heston twirled a no-hitter against the Mets on Tuesday, Matt Cain has thrown a perfect game against the Houston Astros, and Tim Lincecum has twice kept the San Diego Padres hitless.
The best pitcher on the San Francisco Giants? He has thrown a no-hitter, too — against the Patriots of Freedom High School in Morganton, N.C. It was the only no-hitter Madison Bumgarner threw in his career at South Caldwell High, and he has none as a professional.
“You go around reminding Bum of that, he might throw one next game,” Heston, a rookie right-hander for the Giants, said with a smile on Wednesday.