Padres' Sammen Dismisses Miller Pitch-Tipping Talk — SkimNews
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- Padres manager Craig Sammen dismissed the idea that Mason Miller struggled in the ninth inning of Sunday's loss because of pitch-tipping, saying the reliever was "on top of it."
- Sammen indicated he may not let Miller pitch multiple innings again this postseason, scaling back the high-leverage role after Sunday's outing.
Why it matters: Miller's deployment is a direct postseason bullpen decision: Sammen is publicly closing the door on multi-inning stints, narrowing how the Padres can use their top reliever in October. For San Diego, that likely shifts late-inning workloads to other arms in high-leverage spots.
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