Down to their last out — and their closer on paternity leave — the Padres refused to lose

The San Diego Padres were one loss from going home. Then their star closer, Mason Miller, went on the paternity list 45 minutes before first pitch. What happened next was pure October baseball: Jake Cronenworth's tie-breaking homer in the fifth, and Michael King — who had thrown 72 pitches as the starter just two days earlier — walking out of the bullpen for a six-out save. The 4-3 win over Milwaukee came down to the final play, when Xander Bogaerts snared Christian Yelich's bullet and turned a game-ending double play. Series now 2-1, Brewers. San Diego's season survives — and fatherhood got its own assist.