Joe Trevino Drives In Two With His Bat And Save Two With His Glove Reds End Brewers' Spell

 

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Jose Trevino was catching his second extra-inning game in a row in a day game after a night game. He came up huge for the Reds driving in two runs and saving two more with his arm to allow the Reds to snap the Milwaukee Brewers winning streak at 14 games in a 3-2 win in 10 innings. 

"This was a big one all around for us after two heart breaking losses," Trevino said. "We were in those games. We were in a lot of games this homestand. It shows a lot about our team. We could have easily crumbled. There is something about this team that is really gritty."

Austin Hays drove in the game-winning run with a single down the third base line with the Brewers infield in.

TJ Friedl was the ghost runner. Spencer Steer bunted on Grant Anderson to put Friedl on third base with one out. Brewers' manager, Pat Murphy, ordered Elly De La Cruz and Will Benson walked to load the bases and create a force at home plate.

Hays ruined the strategy by rifling Anderson's first pitch past Anthony Siegler at third base 105.6 miles an hour. It was at least the fourth time this season, opposing managers walked batters ahead of him. This time he made them pay.

Jose Quintana of the Milwaukee Brewers and Reds' ace Andrew Abbott traded zeroes for six innings.

Abbott pitched a scoreless seventh.

The Reds broke through in the bottom of the inning. Austin Hays opened with a double. Noelvi Marte belted a single right to Brandon Lockridge in right. It was hit too hard for Hays to score. Trevino lined a ball to the top of the wall in right center but Lockridge caught it as Hays scored and Marte moved to second. 

Quintana was replaced by Tobias Myers, the only Brewers' pitcher that did not appear in the first two games. Ke'Bryan Hays flew out deep to center and Marte moved to third. Gavin Lux hit for Santiago Espinal.

Tony Santillan replaced Abbott, who pitched seven scoreless innings on four hits with not walks. Abbott struck out seven.

The cool, calm Abbott ended a threat in the fifth with two runners on. He turned a potential bases loading infield hit into the final out of the inning.

"We knew we couldn't give them pitches to hit really. We tried to keep pitches off the barrel of the bat," Abbott said. "I tried to keep the leadoff hitter off base as much as I could."

"I knew the runner was pretty fast. I took a peek when I was running down the line. I thought it might roll foul but I took a chance to get him out right there. I didn't think too much about it," Abbott said.

Santillan walked pinch hitter Tyler Black with one out. Trevino threw Black out stealing with pinch hitter Brice Turang batting. Santillan struck him out looking on a 3-2 pitch.

Emilio Pagan has 25 saves now in 30 chances but couldn't close this one out. He walked Siegler to start the ninth. One out later the William Contreras extended his hitting streak to eight games with his 13th home run of the season.

"I'm going to have to sit down with Emilio. He's done everything we've asked of him and more," Francona said. "I think I've used him too much and that's on me. I have to find a way to lessen his work load."

It appeared the Brewers were about to record another late inning, come-from-behind win by taking a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth.

Tobias Myers relieved Quintana and was in line for the win but by using pinch hitters to get back in the game Murphy weakened his defense with Siegler at third and Brice Turang, a second baseman at shortstop. 

Will Benson recalled this morning when Jake Fraley was designated for assignment hit a ground ball to short that Turang bobbled and allowed Benson to reach base. Hays flied out. Murphy brought in Anderson. Noelvi Marte's second hit of the day put runners on the corner with one out. Trevino lined a single over second base to tie the game and send Marte to third. Hayes struck out looking but Matt McLain walked to load the bases. Friedl popped out to end the inning.

Graham Ashcraft entered in the 10th. Andrew Vaughn was the ghost runner. Blake Perkins bunted but Trevino pounced and Hayes retreated to put the tag on Vaughn. Ashcraft retired Danny Janson and Black to keep the tie.

Catchers rarely catch a night game and then a day game. It was a necessity with Tyler Stephenson dealing with a bad thumb on his glove hand.