It was a rough start to the week for the Padres, to say the least, as they were swept at home by the Baltimore Orioles and lost one of their best relief pitchers for the season in the process. The one bit of silver lining was that newly acquired reliever Mason Miller threw an immaculate inning in the series finale, striking out the side in just nine pitches.
Miller came over to San Diego via a trade with the Athletics, one of the blockbusters that took place during what was a chaotic deadline. There was a lot of controversy surrounding the deal, as the Padres gave up their entire farm system, including MLB’s No.