TIM LINCECUM HELD San Diego hitless in a 4-0 San Francisco victory as the righthander recorded his second career no-hitter — with both coming against the Padres.
Lincecum also no-hit the Padres last July as he became just the second pitcher in Major League Baseball history to no-hit the same team twice, joining hall of famer Addie Joss who did it against the Chicago White Sox in 1908 and 1910.
“I am not saying I needed to do that by myself but to just be a part of that is fun,” Lincecum said. The 30-year-old, who has two World Series championship rings, was just one walk away from a perfect game. Nicknamed ‘The Freak’ by his Giants teammates, he struck out six batters in front of a crowd of 41,500 at AT&T Park.
Lincecum capped the no-hitter by getting Padres batter Will Venable to ground out in the ninth which sparked a celebration near Lincecum’s pitching mound. Giants second baseman Joe Panik threw to first baseman Buster Posey to end the game against the weak-hitting Padres.