CINCINNATI (WXIX) - PHOENIX — Last Sunday, after Emilio Pagán blew a save attempt for the second consecutive day, Terry Francona met with the Reds’ closer after the game.

“That last day (Sunday), I thought he was pitching on adrenaline and I wasn’t comfortable with that. I wish I could’ve gotten him in the middle of the inning,” Francona said. “He had thrown 26 pitches the night before. I was kicking myself. I’m not sure what we’d have done that day, but I was still feeling it. I grabbed him after and said he’d sit for a couple of days.”

Pagán didn’t pitch in the Reds’ following series against the Los Angeles Angels. Tony Santillan, who has been the league leader in relief appearances for most of the summer, has also received some much-needed off days this week.

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