MILWAUKEE (AP) —

It’s been a long road to the major leagues for Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Taylor Rashi.

On Thursday, it all paid off as the 29-year-old made his debut in spectacular fashion, pitching three scoreless innings against the MLB-leading Milwaukee Brewers to earn a save in Arizona’s 6-4 win.

And, like his career path, it didn’t come easy. With a crowd of more than 35,000 standing and cheering, Christian Yelich, who came on as a pinch-hitter, made his way to the plate with two runners on and two outs in the ninth, representing the winning run.

After some tense moments, Rashi got Yelich to ground out to end the game.

“It was cool. It was a lot,” said Rashi, who toiled in the minors for six years before getting the call-up. “I wasn’t really nervous until I got on the mound.

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