NEW YORK - Another year, another no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants.
Rookie right-hander Chris Heston, making just his 13th career start, became the latest Giants pitcher to join the no-hitter club Tuesday night, when he struck out 11 New York Mets en route to a dominating 5-0 victory at Citi Field.
The no-hitter is the fourth by the Giants in the past four seasons and their fifth since 2009. Left-hander Jonathan Sanchez’s no-hitter on July 10, 2009, snapped a nearly 33-year drought for the Giants, who have been making up for lost time ever since.
Right-hander Matt Cain -- whose flexor tendon injury in spring training opened up a rotation spot for Heston -- threw a perfect game on June 13, 2012, and right-hander Tim Lincecum threw no-hitters on July 13, 2013, and June 25, 2014.