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As a relief pitcher, there are few higher pressure scenarios than being entrusted with a no-hit effort after a starter is pulled. Yet that’s exactly the situation Ryan Tepera, Andrew Chafin and Craig Kimbrel found themselves in on Thursday after Chicago Cubs right-hander Zach Davies departed after six hitless frames in lieu of a pinch hitter.
So how do you make sure you don’t deviate from the game plan and let the moment get too big? Well, for Chafin and Kimbrel, it was pretty simple: they had no idea the team was carrying a no-hitter when they pitched.