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Mason Miller Reaches 104.5 Mph as San Diego's Bullpen Shuts Down the Cubs in Game 2 Victory
Mason Miller set a new postseason record with a 104.5 mph fastball, striking out five of six batters in the Padres’ 3-0 win over the Cubs.
- On Wednesday, Mason Miller, San Diego Padres reliever, delivered a 104.5-mph four-seam fastball at Wrigley Field, marking the fastest postseason pitch recorded since 2008.
- After the trade, the Padres acquired Miller from the Athletics at the trade deadline and he threw 23 innings with a 0.77 ERA, building on last year's AL All-Star season.
- Velocity markers — including a 102.7 mph pitch to Seiya Suzuki, Cubs outfielder — underscore Miller's dominance, as he struck out five of six batters and topped 100 mph 11 times.
- On Thursday the series reaches a decisive Game 3 at 3:08 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field, with Yu Darvish starting for San Diego and Jameson Taillon for Chicago; the winner advances to face the Milwaukee Brewers.
- After throwing 13 pitches on Tuesday and 27 on Wednesday, Miller's availability is under discussion as the Padres pursue their first World Series title with him under team control through 2029.
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CHICAGO — Rounding is a concept taught fairly early in grade school, so color Mason Miller a bit confused. 104.5? That might as well be 105 mph, right? “I (round up) too; I don’t know what’s up with that,” Miller said with a laugh. “They shortchanged me a little bit.” To be clear, no one is shortchanging Miller. The 104.5 mph four-seamer to strike out Carson Kelly looking for the second out of the seventh inning was not only the fastest of his c…
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Mason Miller reaches 104.5 mph as San Diego's bullpen shuts down the Cubs in Game 2 victory
Mason Miller’s last two pitches to Seiya Suzuki in the seventh inning were clocked at 102.1 and 102.7 mph. Suzuki swung and missed at the last one for strike three.
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