Overview
- Mason Miller’s errant pickoff throw allowed Dodgers pinch-runner Alex Call to reach third and later score on a sacrifice fly, producing a 5-4 Los Angeles victory on Tuesday.
- The throw was ruled the first error of Miller’s career and resulted in his first loss as a Padre after he had walked Max Muncy earlier in the inning.
- Miller had recovered from a shaky ninth on Monday when an ABS challenge overturned a called ball to Will Smith, a play that helped him record the save and move San Diego briefly into first place.
- Despite the two late-inning miscues, Miller remains elite this season with an approximately 0.82 ERA, high strikeout totals, and low walk totals across his appearances.
- With the three-game series tied 1-1 and Los Angeles back in first place, Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to start the rubber game next, a matchup that will carry immediate NL West importance and head-to-head tiebreaker implications.