27-year-old rookie Chris Heston served up a no-hitter this past Tuesday in San Francisco’s 5-0 victory over the New York Mets.
The no-hitter was the first for Heston’s career, and the 17th in the Giants’ franchise history.
For catcher Buster Posey, it was the fifth caught in his career, including a perfect game pitched by Matt Cain in 2012. Posey told reporters that Heston only shook him off once.
“He’s good back there,” said Heston on Posey. “You can see him putting thought into every pitch.”
In the no-hit bid, Heston hit three batters. Other than those mishaps, Heston struck out 11 batters and did not allow a walk.
Giants short stop Brandon Crawford undoubtedly made a no-hitter saving play in the bottom of the 8th, when he back handed a hard hit ball by Eric Campbell and made the throw in time to get the first out of the inning.
“It took a little hop on me at the end,” said Crawford after the game, “It wasn’t an easy one, for sure.”
Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard allowed 10 hits and four earned runs, making for his second bad start in a row.
This is the seventh time the New York Mets have been no-hit in their 53 year history. The last pitcher to do it was Daryl Kile on September 8, 1993, of the Houston Astros.
The Giants send pitcher Tim Hudson to the mound on Wednesday to take on the Mets’ Matt Harvey.
