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SAN DIEGO - The Freak is back. Tim Lincecum tossed aside his recent struggles and pitched his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the San Francisco Giants 9-0 win over last-place San Diego on Saturday night. Lincecum has won two Cy Young Awards and two World Series rings. Now he has something really remarkable — a no-hitter in which he threw a whopping career-high 148 pitches. "Right now I think Im just kind of coming down and dont know where to be emotionally," a calm Lincecum said afterward. The slightly built right-hander was in control from his first pitch until his last, which settled into left fielder Gregor Blancos glove and set off a wild celebration in front of a pro-Giants crowd at Petco Park. Catcher Buster Posey wrapped Lincecum in a bear hug and lifted him off the ground. Lincecum was then mobbed by his teammates behind the mound and doused with water. Blanco, who caught Yonder Alonsos fly ball to end the game, found Lincecum in the mob and handed him the ball. Lincecum, who witnessed Jonathan Sanchezs no-hitter against San Diego in 2009 and Matt Cains perfect game last year, was given a champagne shower by his teammates in the clubhouse. "Its pretty surreal for me just to be part of that," Lincecum said. "Obviously I got to see a couple with Jonathans and Cains perfect game, but to be in the middle of it is a little different. I think Im still kind of pinching myself right now." Lincecum (5-9) struck out 13. He walked four and hit a batter. Still, he needed some help to preserve his no-no. Pence caught Alexi Amaristas sinking liner with a full dive to end the eighth. Lincecum pumped his fist as Pence excitedly jumped up and with the ball in his glove. Amarista put his hands to his helmet and pulled it off in disgust. "That was really special. To be honest with you, I thought that was a hit off the bat by Amarista," Lincecum said. "But Hunter comes flying out of nowhere and makes the Superman catch. That was awesome." Pence said he "just laid out and reached as far as I could and happened to just get there. I would say the whole game was one of the greatest feelings and greatest things to be a part of." Said Amarista: "He got to the ball." Lincecums 148 pitches were the second most thrown in a no-hitter since at least 1988, according to STATS. Edwin Jackson needed 149 pitches for his no-no for Arizona in 2010. Lincecum had 103 going into the seventh and mightve saved his shot at history with an 11-pitch inning. "You dont see a pitcher up over 140 pitches in a no-hitter often," Posey said. "You get fatigued." Posey noted that Lincecum threw more than 200 pitches all night, including 40 in the bullpen warming up pregame and then eight pitches before each inning. "It takes a toll on your body, so for him to be able to continue to execute pitches is remarkable," the catcher said. Manager Bruce Bochy said he had pitching coach Dave Righetti — who threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees on July 4, 1983 — check on Lincecum the last few innings. "Im superstitious at that point," Bochy said. "Im not going to say anything. There was no way he was coming out. I was just praying he didnt hit the 150 mark. "He was just right on all night with all his pitches," Bochy said. Lincecum was in a season-long funk. He was the loser when Cincinnatis Homer Bailey no-hit the Giants on July 2. Pablo Sandoval did his part, too, when he made a nice backhanded play on pinch-hitter Jesus Guzmans grounder deep behind third base and threw him out for the third out of the seventh. Lincecum had been struggling coming in, losing his previous four decisions and hadnt won since June 4 against Toronto. He hadnt won on the road since April 3 at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then again, hed gotten only 12 runs of support in his last 10 starts. The crowd gave Lincecum a standing ovation as he headed to the mound for the ninth. Lincecum struck out Chase Headley and then retired Carlos Quentin and Alonso on fly balls to left. Lincecum tossed the 15th no-hitter in franchise history and seventh since the Giants moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season. Matt Cain was perfect last June. The Padres remain the only team without a no-hitter. Lincecum lost 15 games last year and ended the season as a reliever — and a reliable one at that. He cut his hair short in the off-season, a new look as he started anew. He worked out with a personal trainer during the winter to add about 10 pounds of strength, and tweaked his mechanics. Padres manager Bud Black said Lincecum was mixing his fastball, splitter, curve and cutter. "Hes evolved," Black said. "He knows how to pitch. He keeps his poise. He has us off-balance all night." The Padres lost for the 18th time in 21 games and dropped a season-high 12 games under .500. "We havent been swinging the bats like were capable," Black said. "Were not pitching. Theres a lot of things were not doing well. The last 2 1/2 weeks have been unacceptable. We just havent gotten it done." While Lincecum dominated the Padres, the Giants jumped all over San Diegos Edinson Volquez (6-8). Posey and Sandoval had three hits apiece. Pence hit a three-run double and finished with four RBIs against Volquez, and then homered off Joe Thatcher leading off the eighth. Brandon Belt hit a two-run home run an estimated 414 feet into the sandy play area beyond the fence in right-centre in the fourth inning. Volquez allowed eight runs and nine hits in five innings, struck out six and walked one. He threw 107 pitches. NOTES: The four-game series concludes Sunday with a matchup of lefties. Barry Zito, who went to high school in San Diego, is scheduled to start for San Francisco and Eric Stults is scheduled to start for the Padres. Wholesale Custom Pirates Shirts . 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Jarryd Haynes struggles have been welcomed by his Gold Coast teammates who have tipped him to return serve against his critics in Fridays NRL elimination final against Brisbane.Haynes return to rugby league was one of the most hyped stories of the year, however he has not yet been able to recapture his brilliant best after 18 months out of the game spent playing in the NFL and Rugby Sevens.The man himself and Titans coach Neil Henry had warned it would take Hayne time to warm to the task.While a deciding field goal against Wests Tigers in round 23 demonstrated Haynes match-winning capabilities, the two-time Dally M medal winner has been quiet since.The Titans are 3-2 with him in the team and he has been credited with just two try assists, run for over 100m twice and made one linebreak in his five games back.Last weekend he had his quietest performance in a Titans jumpper, making 57m while letting his frustrations show as he was marched 10m by the referees for backchat.ddddddddddddm glad that he had the game that he did last week, Titans co-captain Nathan Friend said.Hes more experienced than all of us at adversity and he will rise to the occasion. I think he likes the big stage and weve seen him rise under pressure before, I dare say hell do it again.While Hayne has been hailed as the Gold Coasts x-factor, Friend said they had more strings to their bow than just their No.1.I dont think it will come down to Jarryds brilliance, Friend said.Weve performed well all year as a team and one mans not going to win us a semi.If we perform well and he performs well and scores a couple of tries, then itd be great. ' ' '