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‘I believe that was the first time I ever put a ball in play against him,’: Matt Chapman delivers in Athletics’ win over Brewers

Josh Hader is one of the most un-hittable relievers in baseball.

All this 25-year-old Milwaukee Brewers closer needs to keep up his 2.25 ERA and .73 WHIP is a disappearing fastball with a wipe-away slider. Hader is so dominant that even his mistakes befuddle some of the game’s best hitters — he often throws that fastball down the pike and goes unscathed.

Matt Chapman didn’t have to feast on a mistake; in Tuesday’s game, he saw seven Hader pitches before striking out swinging at a fastball. Matt Olson would take care of the walk-off the very next at-bat.