Pages wins epic battle vs. Miller as Dodgers top Padres with late heroics

SAN DIEGO -- For a brief spell on Monday night, the Dodgers seemed to have Padres closer Mason Miller right where they wanted him. The flamethrowing right-hander couldn't find the strike zone, walking back-to-back batters to open the ninth and missing with nine of his first 10 pitches.

Miller nearly started 2-0 on his third batter, until his catcher successfully overturned the called ball to make it 1-1. That shifted the momentum: Miller got back in the strike zone, and he set down his final three batters in order.

The Dodgers faced a rarity in Tuesday night's 5-4 win at Petco Park: back-to-back shaky outings from Miller. And this time, it was L.A. who turned the tables with a timely ABS challenge.

With one out in a tie game in the ninth, Max Muncy was initially out on a full-count called third strike. Muncy tapped his helmet, and the call was overturned. He walked and was replaced by pinch-runner Alex Call, who was able to get to third when Miller missed badly with an attempted pick-off. At the plate, Andy Pages was putting up a fight, fouling off six of the first eight pitches he saw from Miller before driving the ninth just deep enough to right field.

The Dodgers tested Fernando Tatis Jr.'s arm, and while there was a play at the plate, Call was ruled safe at home. The Padres challenged the play, but the original call was upheld.

While Monday night's 1-0 win was a pitchers' duel between Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Michael King -- decided by one mistake pitch from Yamamoto in the first inning -- Tuesday was a battle of the bullpens. San Diego's vaunted 'pen gave up two runs across four innings, while L.A.'s relievers tossed five scoreless frames, with Will Klein closing out the game for his first career save.