The Chicago Cubs made franchise worthy waves last night while completing the 17th no-hitter in team history. It was the first combined no-hitter in the Cubs' history and it took four pitchers to get the job done for David Ross' squad against the Dodgers. The one problem, the relief pitchers had no idea they were throwing in a no-hitter.

That's right. Ryan Tepera, Andrew Chafin and Craig Kimbrel, who all worked one inning in relief of Cubs starter Zach Davies, didn't know they were pitching in a no-no until their individual inning was completed.

It seems almost impossible to fathom the idea but that's what happened according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN.

“The whole bullpen had no idea. It was completely oblivious. In our defense, from that bullpen, our perspective on the field, all we can see is like batting averages and the count and stuff like that.” – Andrew Chafin.

The starter Zach Davies went six strong innings for the Cubs in their win over the Dodgers, walking five hitters but not surrendering a hit. Via Rogers, even Davies was perplexed and realized none of the relief pitchers that entered the game had any idea what was going on.

“I don't think a single reliever knew it was a no-hitter until after they got done throwing their inning.” – Zach Davies.

Kimbrel noted that there were quite a few walks and constant runners on the base paths that he had assumed at least one reached from getting a hit. But that wasn't the case.

Perhaps staying naive and not knowing the circumstances played into the favor of the three Cubs relief pitchers who came into the game. Not knowing likely provided less stress, given the moment and what was unfolding.

Tip of the cap to the Cubs on their 17th no-hitter in franchise history against a very good Dodgers lineup.