Tejay Antone allowed one run against the Guardians in the ninth inning to lock down his first save of the season.
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Tejay Antone earned his first save of the season by pitching a scoreless ninth inning for the Reds against the Guardians.
Up 6-1 in the eighth inning, we weren't really expecting to have a save chance to write about for the Reds today. But Graham Ashcraft went Graham Splat, loading the bases with walks and allowing an RBI single without recording an out before Brock Burke walked in two more in relief of him. Having already used Pierce Johnson and Tony Santillan, the Reds turned to Antone, who allowed a triple to Kyle Manzardo but got three other batters out between that. Does this mean the Reds have a new closer? No, it means this game was weird. But Antone has good stuff and certainly could factor into what has become a full-blown committee in Emilio Pagan's absence.