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San Diego Padres pitcher Mason Miller reacts after giving up a sacrifice fly during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SAN DIEGO \u2014 Andy Pages dug in against Mason Miller and simply refused to give in. The Dodgers\u2019 young slugger fouled off three triple-digit fastballs and three 87 mph sliders from San Diego\u2019s peerless closer in an epic at-bat Tuesday night.<\/p>

Read more Benintendi\u2019s ninth-inning single sends the White Sox past the Mariners 2-1<\/a><\/p>\n

Pages finally connected on the ninth pitch from Miller, driving the 101.5 mph fastball just far enough to score Los Angeles\u2019 tiebreaking run in the ninth inning of a stirring 5-4 victory over the Padres<\/a> .<\/p>\n

That was much more than just a sacrifice fly to the Dodgers, who handed Miller (1-1) his first loss in a San Diego uniform.<\/p>\n

Pages proved once again that the World Series champions can handle anything their closest geographical rivals can throw their way \u2014 even if it\u2019s coming at 101 mph.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was one of the greatest at-bats I\u2019ve ever seen in person,\u201d Freddie Freeman said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve been playing a long time. That was incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dodgers know they\u2019ll be matched up with Miller for years to come, and they\u2019ve faced the reliever known as \u201cThe Reaper\u201d in each of the first two games<\/a> in their first series of the season against the Padres.<\/p>\n

After Miller pitched his way out of a jam on Monday, the Dodgers manufactured an unearned run Tuesday to beat the star of San Diego\u2019s impressive bullpen. The Dodgers needed help from an ABS challenge and a hard-luck throwing error by Miller, but the hardest work was done by Pages, the Cuban center fielder who has been playing like a superstar this season, his third in the majors.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood plate appearance from Pages,\u201d Miller said. \u201cGood, long at-bat, and just barely got it done. Unfortunate, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The RBI was Pages\u2019 42nd of the season \u2014 17 more than four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani, and much more than World Series hero Freeman or big-money acquisition Kyle Tucker.<\/p>

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\u201cThe work he\u2019s put in showed itself there, but I think at the end of the day, it was just fight,\u201d Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. \u201cIt was just will. Determination. Not worrying about mechanics and this and that. It\u2019s just me versus you, and it was him versus Mason Miller, and he wasn\u2019t going to lose that battle. Mason is the best in the game right now, and Andy willed himself to do something productive in that at-bat. … It\u2019s a fight, and Andy is a tough kid, and he\u2019s hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rally started with a one-out walk when Max Muncy successfully challenged a called third strike. Pinch-runner Alex Call should have been picked off first moments later \u2014 but Miller committed the first error of his MLB career on his throw to first when Ty France got a glove on it, but let it get by him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSped up on me a little bit and yanked it,\u201d Miller said. \u201cProbably threw it a little harder than I should have, too. Obviously want it back, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pages dug out of an 0-2 count in impressive fashion and eventually drove his fly ball 275 feet to right. Fernando Tatis Jr.\u2019s throw home was cut off by Sung-mun Song, giving Call just enough time to slide home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing is to win,\u201d Pages said through an interpreter. \u201cTo win at any cost. Doing that against a pitcher of that caliber is obviously really good, but I felt very confident the whole time through.\u201d<\/p>\n

The loss was Miller\u2019s first since May 17, 2025 \u2014 a year and two days ago, while he still played for the Athletics. He hadn\u2019t lost a decision or blown a save since last Aug. 5 in his second game after joining the Padres, who swung an audacious trade headlined by teenager Leo De Vries, one of the top prospects in baseball.<\/p>\n

Miller likely has been the best reliever in baseball this season, leading the position by most WAR measurements and converting all 15 of his save opportunities to lead the majors. He was the NL reliever of the month for March\/April, when he struck out 53.7% of the batters he faced and allowed one run and six hits across 15 appearances.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all know how good Miller has been, so having (Pages) grind it out, battle, spoil pitches \u2014 it was tremendous,\u201d Call said. \u201cIncredible job by Andy and the guys tonight.\u201d<\/p>

Read more OG Anunoby finishes strong in his return from injury to help the Knicks take Game 1 in OT<\/a><\/p>\n

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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