Normally – as if there’s anything ‘normal’ about this situation – the Atlanta Braves will use Julio Teheran in the role of emergency pitcher-specialist.
Teheran wasn’t available for this duty in the 10th inning on Sunday – he had fulfilled his other role of ‘starting pitcher’ and thus was taking in the rest of the contest from the comforts of the visiting team clubhouse underneath Marlins Park.
So instead, Max Fried was called upon. However, even at the outset of his entry into the game, there should have been a couple of eyebrows raised.