MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Garrett Mitchell made one of the biggest plays of the Brewers’ win in San Diego on Wednesday night, robbing a game-tying home run in the eighth inning.

For Megan Sitzman and her 13-year-old son, Noah, the catch meant something beyond the game.

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Two years ago, Noah celebrated his 11th birthday with a surprise meeting with Mitchell at American Family Field. Noah, a lifelong Brewers fan, was stunned when he met the team’s center fielder.

“Noah was in such shock he couldn't process what was going on,” Megan said.

Noah has since grown up, but that meeting has stayed with him. And so has his connection with Mitchell.

Both Noah and Mitchell have Type 1 diabetes, giving the two something else to bond over.

“We got to talk to Garrett Mitchell about what it’s like for him to have Type 1 diabetes like Noah, when he was diagnosed and how he deals with that in games,” Megan said.

That connection has given Noah an example of what can be possible while managing the disease.

“Seeing somebody else who is an athlete balance taking care of his diabetes and managing that, but also being able to have a really successful career in a sport that Noah loves, is huge,” Megan said.

For Megan, watching Mitchell make the catch Wednesday brought that memory back.

“The catch was phenomenal. That would have been absolutely game-changing if he had not caught that catch,” she said.

Mitchell described getting back to the wall and making the play despite contact.

“I get back to the wall, I make the catch, and I feel I got brushed or grabbed. Someone made contact with me, so I caught it. I turned and I get a thumbs-up,” Mitchell said.

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The Brewers will face the Dodgers again Sunday at American Family Field.

“It’s going to be a really fun opportunity for us to go at the Dodgers again, and I’m excited I get to be a part of it this time,” Mitchell said.