Why Mason Miller Is Missing Game 3 for the Padres

Why is Mason Miller out for Padres Game 3?

The Padres placed closer Mason Miller on the postseason paternity list on Tuesday, October 6, ahead of Game 3 of their National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The team announced the move about 45 minutes before the first pitch. Miller will miss at least one game ¹.

A paternity list is a roster designation connected to the birth of a player’s child. The report gives no further details about Miller’s personal circumstances, and there is no need to assume more than the team’s roster announcement.

Who replaced Miller on the Padres roster?

San Diego added reliever Wandy Peralta to its 26-man playoff roster in Miller’s place ¹. Peralta had been left off the team’s original roster for the series. He had a 3.61 earned run average in the regular season, according to Sportsnet ¹.

That roster change gives the Padres another available pitcher, but the source does not say whether Peralta was expected to take over Miller’s closer role or how the team would divide late-game duties.

Why does Miller’s absence matter to the Padres?

Miller was a major late-inning option for San Diego. Sportsnet reported that he converted 38 of 41 save chances during the season and recorded 129 strikeouts in 70 innings ¹. A save is credited when a relief pitcher finishes a close game under specific baseball conditions.

The timing is significant because the Padres were facing elimination, having lost the first two games of the best-of-five series in Milwaukee ¹. Still, a single roster move does not determine the outcome: the report does not establish how the Padres’ other pitchers would perform in Game 3.

Did Miller struggle in the previous game?

In the Padres’ 4–3 loss to Milwaukee on Sunday, Miller was trying to complete a two-inning save. He walked three batters, and Jackson Chourio hit a two-run single with two outs to give the Brewers the win, according to Sportsnet ¹.

That earlier result is part of the series context, but it does not explain why Miller was placed on the paternity list. The report describes the roster move as a paternity-list designation, not a performance-related decision ¹.

What does this mean for an ordinary reader?

For someone following the series, the practical point is that Miller was unavailable for at least Game 3, while Peralta took his roster spot ¹. The Padres’ series position made the change especially noticeable, but the available report does not tell readers what would happen in a later game.

The Padres are San Diego’s Major League Baseball team and play in the National League West ². This particular story is about a temporary roster change during the playoffs, rather than a change to the team’s identity or home location.