PORTLAND — An unexpected 24 hours for Kyle Sasala culminated Sunday afternoon in the best way possible.

Named the acting manager of the Portland Sea Dogs following Chad Epperson’s promotion to Boston to be the interim third base coach, Sasala watched Hayden Mullins, Caleb Bolden and Reida Sena combine on a no-hitter in 3-2 win over the Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field.

“It gets weirder and weirder by the hour,” Sasala said. “They competed really well. They were able to to get ahead in a lot of those counts. Their stuff was definitely playing. We got some timely hits and ran the bases well, and ended up finding a way to get in done.”

Mullins went the first five innings, striking out five and walking five. He thought he surrendered a hit to Hartford shortstop Andy Perez hit a soft grounder down the first base line to score two runs and give the Yard Goats (8-12) a 2-0 lead, but it was ruled an error on first baseman Ronald Rosario.

Mullins said he didn’t realize the no-hitter was still intact until later in the game.

“The fastball felt good today. Velo was up a little bit. Sliders were working a little bit more than what I’m used to,” Mullins said.

Portland (11-9) tied the game on a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth by Nate Baez. The Sea Dogs took the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning on a RBI single by Rosario, that drove in Brooks Brannon.

Bolden tossed two innings of relief, striking out three. Sena pitched the final two innings, striking out four and completing the no-hitter when Aiden Longwell popped out to Portland left fielder Will Turner to end the game.

Getting Sasala his first win was important to the team, Mullins said.

“Kyle’s the best. We all love him, and I think we’re all excited for him for his first win,” he said.