Padres place Mason Miller on paternity list before Game 3

The San Diego Padres placed closer Mason Miller on Major League Baseball’s postseason paternity list about 45 minutes before Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, October 6, leaving the team without its closer in a game that could end its season. Left-hander Wandy Peralta took Miller’s spot on the active roster, the Padres announced. San Diego entered the game trailing the best-of-five series 2-0 after losing the first two games in Milwaukee. The Brewers won Game 2, 4-3, on Jackson Chourio’s two-run, walk-off single in the ninth inning. Miller, who had been brought in for a six-out save, gave up three walks before Chourio’s hit. The supplied reports do not establish the result of Game 3. Under the reported postseason rules, Miller had to remain away from the club for at least one day and no more than three. If he returned while the series continued, he would take Peralta’s roster spot. The rules did not guarantee that Miller would return during the series, and the reports did not confirm a return. Miller’s placement came at a critical point for San Diego, which needed a win to extend the series.