Overview
- Pages fouled off multiple 100+ mph fastballs in a nine-pitch battle and hit a 101-mph four-seam fastball for the run that decided the Dodgers' 5-4 win at Petco Park on Tuesday night.
- Earlier on the road trip Pages made a diving, run-saving catch that teammates called game-changing and that Statcast data ranks among the game's top defensive plays.
- Pages rebuilt his approach after a poor 2025 postseason by improving plate discipline and defense, and he entered the week with a 3.2 bWAR and very strong outs-above-average marks.
- Mason Miller remains an elite reliever with overwhelming strikeout totals and a sub-1.00 ERA for much of the season, but his long scoreless streak ended in late April and he has recently yielded more runs and walks.
- Teams are increasingly using patience to counter Miller's triple-digit fastball, a tactic that produced Tuesday's result and is a trend to watch as both clubs jockey for division positioning.