A Look Inside Michael King's Historic 2-Inning Save In Game 3

With their backs against the wall, the San Diego Padres managed a 4-3 win in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

It marks the third one-run game of the series, and after back-to-back gut-wrenching losses, the Padres come out on the winning end as the season stays alive. 

The San Diego bullpen flexed its muscles again, although it got some rough news as closer Mason Miller was placed on the paternity list before the game as the couple is having their first child. 

In the end of the game, manager Craig Stammen used another pitcher in hopes of a six-out save, even though the decision to use Miller in that scenario in Game 2 ended up in a Brewers' walk-off win. 

This time, it was Michael King, who started Game 1, and it turns out it was King who approached Stammen to say he could pitch. 

According to Stammen, King even said he could pitch the next day, which would be Game 4, and a potential Game 5. 

King threw two innings, allowing just one hit and two walks while throwing 40 pitches, and he got the game-ending double play. 

And, here's a neat piece of history for King. 

After the game, here's what King said: "I have bullets in my arm that I don't want to save," according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. 

That is, by definition, a gutsy performance, and King delivered when San Diego needed it most. 

As it turns out, though, this marked the regular bullpen session for King, and it came in a live game instead, so he would be on regular rest for a potential series-clinching Game 5. 

The baseball world couldn't help but give props to King, and he certainly came through in the biggest moment of the season. 

In Game 2 of the NLDS, King went five innings, allowing just one run and three hits before being removed. 

So, the veteran felt good enough to throw on Tuesday, and, if he wants, it seems he could be an option for Game 4. 

Here's King speaking to reporters after the win. 

The Padres signed King to a three-year, $75 million deal last offseason, although it has options, and there could be a massive payday coming for King, especially after the way he has pitched all season long for San Diego. 

Game 4 is on Wednesday night, and we can only imagine the story if King pitches again.