 Coming into a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in relief in the eighth inning with the Redlegs trailing 5–4, he held the Dodgers to one hit and no runs and struck out three in two full innings of work.When Cincinnati's Frank Robinson hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, Peña emerged as the winning hurler.He also earned the first three saves of his MLB career before the 1958 campaign ended.