It turns out Mason Miller is human after all.
The fire-breathing San Diego Padres closer saw his scoreless-innings streak come to an end at 34.2 against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.
Miller allowed three straight singles to open the ninth inning — only one of them on a hard-hit ball — before Nico Hoerner grounded into an RBI force out. He allowed a second run to score on a wild pitch before inducing a groundout and a strikeout to seal a Padres win.
The last time Miller allowed a run was on Aug. 5, 2025, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 27-year-old struck out 69 batters and walked only 11 over the course of the remarkable streak.
Miller also allowed just seven hits over that span — all of them singles.
The first hit allowed by Miller Monday was a single by Cubs outfielder Matt Shaw that appeared to roll foul but was called fair by the home plate umpire.
Not only does Miller lead MLB with 10 saves so far this season, but he's also done it in dominant fashion.
The hard-throwing righty leads the majors with an average fastball velocity of 101.5 m.p.h., a full two m.p.h. harder than Adrian Morejon, who ranks second. Miller's strikeout rate of 61.4 per cent also leads MLB, with the next highest marking coming in at 41.2 per cent.
The last relief pitcher to win the Cy Young award was Canadian Eric Gagne in 2003. If Miller continues his torrid pace this season, he could be in the conversation.
The Padres held on to win the game 9-7.
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