For the SECOND TIME This Season, the Tennessee Smokies Have Thrown a No-Hitter!

For the THIRD TIME this season, a Chicago Cubs affiliate has thrown a no-hitter! And two of those three now belong to the Double-A Tennessee Smokies!

The Smokies just finished up their second no-hitter of the season on the strength of 5.0 Anderson Espinoza innings, 2.0 Samuel Reyes innings, and an inning each from Bryan King and Nicholas Padilla!

What a night for Espinoza, in particular, especially when you consider all that he’s coming back from:

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