Miller returns from paternity list, tosses scoreless 7th in Game 4

SAN DIEGO – For 365 days a year, Mason Miller is focused on being a dominant closer. Oct. 6, 2026, was different, though. He became a dad. “Everybody says it changes your life,” Miller said. “It definitely does.” Miller had known the entire season that the birth of his and his wife Jordan’s first child could occur during a Padres playoff run. Ideally, Miller computed, the life-changing event would happen on an off-day. But just like the game of baseball has taught him, the biggest moments aren’t scripted. “We’ve had a couple of scares where we thought it might be…