Mason Miller Has Thrown 25 Straight Scoreless Innings and Nobody in Baseball Is Even Close

The San Diego Padres closer is doing something absolutely absurd right now, and it's only a matter of time before he runs out of room on the record books. Mason Miller just extended his scoreless streak to 25 consecutive regular season outings after another clean inning in Wednesday's 8-2 win over Pittsburgh. The guy acquired from Oakland last year's deadline is basically unhittable.

Here's what makes this insane: over those 25 scoreless appearances, Miller has given up just five hits across 26 2/3 innings while striking out 55 batters. He's walking guys at a decent clip (10 walks), but nobody's hitting him. Only one player this season has gotten a hit off him. One. Luis Arraez is the lone guy to figure Miller out. Last game, he struck out 11 straight batters in a four-game stretch before Jake Mangum's grounder to third finally ended the run.

The Arsenal That Makes Him Unstoppable

Miller is throwing three different weapons and each one is nasty. His fastball tops out at 104 mph. He's got a slider that cuts hard with late movement. And now he's added a 97-mph changeup to the mix. That combo is basically a cheat code. The kid is seven innings away from San Diego's franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings, set 20 years back by Cla Meredith.

Getting to pitch in Pittsburgh made Wednesday even more special for Miller. He grew up in the area and went to high school near PNC Park. "It was everything I hoped for sure," he told MLB.com after the game. "It's just hard to put into words. Family that's never seen me pitch. I'm glad that it worked out."

Padres Ready to Unleash Miller Again Against a Hot Colorado Team

San Diego opens a four game series against Colorado on Thursday night, and right hander Randy Vasquez (1-0, 0.75 ERA) is set to start. Vasquez has been locked in through his first two starts, allowing just one run over 12 innings. He's also owned Colorado over the years, beating them three times last season (twice in September) with a 4.30 ERA in six career starts.

But the Rockies are playing different baseball this year. Colorado is on a four game winning streak after absolutely demolishing Houston 9-1 on Wednesday to complete their first home sweep in almost two years. At 6-6, they're sitting at .500 further into the season than they have since May 2022. Manager Warren Schaeffer isn't worried about the road trip. "We are not going to make it a thing and worry about the road as opposed to home," he said. "We are just going to go to San Diego and try to play a really good baseball game."

The Rockies have pitched extremely well over their last five games, allowing only 12 runs total. San Diego dominated last year's series, winning 10 of 13 meetings and going 6-1 at home. But if there's a team that can slow down Miller's streak, it might be this Colorado group playing with real momentum right now.

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