During the Milwaukee Brewers’ 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, manager Pat Murphy and his staff did not have to go deep into the bullpen to get through the game. In fact, two pitchers would be sufficient.

Right-hander Logan Henderson got the starting nod for Milwaukee. And after he struck out seven batters while allowing six hits, an earned run and a walk through five innings of work, he handed the ball off to Chad Patrick.

Patrick, a 27-year-old righty in his second season, appeared in the bottom of the sixth inning and helped carry the Brewers the rest of the way to the finish line. In four shutout innings, Patrick struck out three batters and only allowed one hit.

After the game, Patrick talked about his outing and revealed what bullpen coach Charlie Greene told him as he was heading toward the mound.

"Running in from the bullpen, Charlie's last words were for me to ‘Go finish the game,’" Patrick said. "And I kind of put that aside, I had it in the back of my mind. I wasn't thinking about it. It was one out at a time for me, and just give the boys a chance to stay in it and hold on to the lead after [Jackson] Chourio hit the homer and took the lead."

Patrick did not take Greene’s request in vain as he continued to answer time and time again to help the Brewers cling to their one run advantage through the final out. For Patrick, the message was simple.

"'Just go get it,'" Patrick said. "‘Keep going, keep going, Chad.’ That's all I heard.

"I think it's just not making things bigger than what they are," he added. "And there's a lot of leadership in this clubhouse, a lot of conversations that happen, and those are great for everyone, and I've had a lot of those in the last week or so, and they've really turned things around for me."

Patrick is no stranger to extending outings as half of his appearances this season have been in a starting role. Though he has lost his starting job, he does not view his position as a step in the wrong direction.

"Yeah, I mean, I know who I am at the end of the day," Patrick said. "When opportunities are given to me, we look to take advantage of those opportunities. And if they aren't given to me, then we don't. So, it's whatever role we're thrown in, that's where we go."

Overall, Patrick knows how hungry the young pitching staff is to compete and succeed.

"These guys, we all work hard," he said. "We all want it as bad as anyone. Everyone's young, young to the league, and we just know that we can go out there and compete on any given day. And I think we show that a lot. So, I think it's a good thing."

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