Mason Miller has converted all 10 of his save opportunities while striking out 27 batters and allowing only five base runners in 13 1/3 innings. Hector Vivas / Getty Images
April 25, 2026Updated 11:19 pm EDT
MEXICO CITY — San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller extended his scoreless streak to 34 2/3 consecutive innings Saturday at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, establishing a franchise record and continuing one of the most dominant stretches ever by a big-league reliever.
Miller entered the day tied with Cla Meredith for the Padres’ longest scoreless streak, having thrown 33 2/3 regular-season innings since Aug. 6 without yielding a run. In a 6-4 comeback victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the right-hander retired the side to secure the save.
“It’s a big load off, for sure,” Miller said of eclipsing Meredith’s record. “I think we can stop talking about it now and just keep pitching and see how long we can go.”
This season, Miller has converted all 10 of his save opportunities while striking out 27 batters and allowing only five base runners in 13 1/3 innings. He has also prompted widespread conversation as to whether he can become the first reliever to win a Cy Young Award since Eric Gagne went 55-for-55 in save chances with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003.
Since baseball’s expansion era began in 1961, Miller’s ongoing scoreless streak is the eighth longest among relief pitchers. Gregg Olson tops the list, having thrown 41 consecutive scoreless innings from 1989 to 1990 with the Baltimore Orioles. Orel Hershiser, who threw 59 consecutive scoreless innings for the Dodgers in 1988, holds the overall record for a pitcher.
Miller’s scoreless streak is the longest by a pitcher — starter or reliever — since Zac Gallen’s 44 1/3-inning streak for the Diamondbacks in 2022. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Miller is the first pitcher in the expansion era to record a scoreless streak of at least 34 innings while striking out 70 or more batters.
“Big-league hitters … you can look funny on one pitch, but sometimes he makes them look funny on all three (strikes),” Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts said. “Yeah, he’s special, man.”
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