The Milwaukee Brewers continued to trade blows with the Athletics on Monday until eventually coming out on top after 12 innings in an exhilarating 15-14 win at Las Vegas Ballpark. For most of the game, right-hander Chad Patrick was a bystander to the action.

Then, in the bottom of the 12th inning, with the Brewers clinging to a one-run lead, Patrick answered the call. 

Patrick took over for Abner Uribe and struck out two of the four batters he faced to seal the deal and extend Milwaukee's winning streak to four games. After Monday, the Brewers have also won their last four games that have gone to extra innings.

After the win, Patrick talked to the media about the evening’s events and the conversation he had with himself when taking the mound.

"I told myself, 'They are probably going to bunt here, and you're gonna put your big boy pants on, you're gonna get a couple of strikeouts,' to be honest with you," Patrick said. "In those situations, where the ball's just going everywhere, you wanna execute everything the best you can, and that's what I did."

Patrick was correct, as the Athletics' leadoff hitter in the 12th, Alika Williams, produced a sacrifice bunt to get designated runner Zack Gelof to third base. Patrick then struck out Shea Langeliers, who had homered and hit an RBI single en route to going 3-for-7, before intentionally walking Nick Kurtz, who had already hit two home runs of his own.

After walking Kurtz, Patrick struck out Jeff McNeil to end the game. Patrick praised his teammates, which included Grant Anderson, who was the first reliever on the mound following a rough outing by Kyle Harrison. 

Just days after being struck on his throwing arm by a line drive off the bat of San Francisco Giants' designated hitter Bryce Eldridge, Anderson provided the Brewers with three strikeouts over 2.2 innings in the win over the Athletics.

"Yeah, I think Grant did a good job stepping up there and putting up zeroes," Patrick said. "And then we just kept battling and battling and finally tied the game up there. And Abner stepping up and pitching out of that situation and then coming in knowing the situation, up one run, and it's time to go to bed."

The Athletics are playing in Las Vegas Ballpark, which is home to their Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas Aviators, for six games to showcase a preview for their fans of what the future will look like once they permanently move to the Las Vegas Strip in time for the 2028 season.

Patrick has played at Las Vegas Ballpark before, and he understands the juxtaposition of what it can offer for the two teams over the remainder of the series.

"I kind of was keeping track of Vegas and Reno just to see what their scores were like," he said. "They put up 31 runs, I think, to combine Saturday. And then yesterday, went 4-2. So, it could be a hitter's ballpark or it could be a pitcher's ballpark."

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