SAN DIEGO — Tim Lincecum has two Cy Young Awards and two World Series titles, but he has never been better than he was Saturday night.

Lincecum threw his first career no-hitter at Petco Park, striking out 13 San Diego Padres in a 9-0 victory. The no-hitter was the third in the past five seasons for the Giants, who were no-hit by Cincinnati’s Homer Bailey earlier this month.

Lincecum threw 148 pitches, 10 more than his previous career-high.

Lincecum had been showing flashes of his old self in his last seven starts and struck out 11 against the New York Mets on Monday.

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— San Jose Mercury News