Rookie Heston throws 17th no-hitter in Giants history against Mets

Chris Heston was unhittable against the New York Mets on Tuesday.

The right-hander pitched the first rookie no-hitter since Clay Buchholz did it with the Boston Red Sox in 2007, en route to a 5-0 shutout.

When San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey flipped the ball to Heston after the final out, he dropped it. Instead of picking it up, he went for the Buster Hug.

"I thought it was cooler," he said.

When word got out that a no-hitter was going on between the San Francisco Giants and Mets, all eyes turned to Noah Syndergaard.

It didn't take long to realize that the rookie pitcher, who guns it at 98 mph and came to the majors with more hype than anyone else this season, was no longer in the game.

Instead, it was Heston, a rookie who throws 88 mph, that outlasted Thor and every other bat in the Mets order in a 5-0 win, tossing the first no-hitter of the 2015 season and the 17th in Giants history.

He also extended the Giants' streak of a pitcher throwing a perfect game or no-hitter to four seasons. Matt Cain was perfect in 2012, Tim Lincecum threw a no-hitter in a 2013 and 2014, while Heston did it this season.

The right-hander stymied Mets hitters all night, punching out eleven batters, while becoming the first pitcher to hit three batters on his way to a no-hitter since 1990.

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It wasn't Syndergaard, the 38th overall draft pick in 2010, who ignited the crowd. It was Heston, drafted in the 47th round in high school and again in the 12th round in 2009, who silenced them.

Heston also didn't pitch for the Giants in their 2014 championship postseason.

He also failed to crack the Opening Day roster this season, and was shelled to the tune of five runs before being yanked in 3 2/3 innings last week.

But on Tuesday, he joined a plethora of Giants pitchers in club history who were the best pitchers in the majors for one night.