D'Backs' Gilbert tosses no-hitter
PHOENIX — There was Theodore, Bumpus and Bobo. Now there’s Tyler Gilbert.
An aspiring electrician, the Diamondbacks left-hander delivered a shocker for the history books Saturday night.
Gilbert became the fourth pitcher — and first in 68 years — to throw a no-hitter in his initial big league start, leading Arizona over the San Diego Padres 7-0 with the record-tying eighth no-hitter in the majors this season.
The last to accomplish the feat in his first start was Bobo Holloman of the St. Louis Browns on May 6, 1953. Bumpus Jones also did it in his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds on Oct. 15, 1892, and Theodore Breitenstein threw one in his first start for the Browns on Oct. 4, 1891.
