The San Diego Padres are suddenly trailing the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 in their National League Division Series. Both of their defeats so far — a 3-2 Game 1 loss and 4-3 Game 2 loss — were heartbreaking. Game 2 saw San Diego enter the 9th inning with a 3-2 lead. However, star closer Mason Miller shockingly blew the save as Jackson Chourio ended up recording a walk-off hit to give Milwaukee the win.

So, along with Miller, which Padres are the most to blame for their Game 2 defeat?

Mason Miller

Miller is the best closer in baseball. He's a superstar who simply had a forgettable performance on Sunday. What stood out about Miller's struggles was the fact that he walked three hitters.

If the Brewers had gotten to him with multiple base hits that would have been one thing, but Miller placed himself in a difficult position with the three walks. He ended up only surrendering one hit in the inning, but he gave up two runs as the Padres lost 4-3.

It's easy to try to place all of the blame on Miller, but San Diego only handed him a one-run lead to work with. Miller is not the only player to blame for the loss.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Tatis is one of the best players on the Padres, yet he went 0-5 from the leadoff spot on Sunday. He did score a run, but if Tatis had a better overall offensive performance San Diego may have entered the 9th inning with a multiple run lead.

The Padres star outfielder is now hitting just .176 so far this postseason. If San Diego is going to bounce back in the series and make things interesting, Tatis is going to have to turn things around. He sets the tone from the leadoff spot, but right now the Padres are having to rely on other players to produce from an offensive standpoint.

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It would not be surprising to see Tatis figure things out back in San Diego on Tuesday. He loves to fire up the crowd with electric home runs. Of course, that will be much easier said than done against an extremely talented Brewers' pitching staff.

Jake Cronenworth

A number of other Padres position players could have ended up in this story. So, why am I calling out the Padres' No. 9 hitter?

Cronenworth did not contribute much of anything aside from two costly errors in this game. His shaky defensive performance and lackluster 0-4 effort at the plate left the Padres in an especially challenging position. Offensively, he did not draw any walks or score any runs either. It was simply a forgettable game for Cronenworth.

While he isn't the first guy you think of who needs to step up for San Diego, the Padres would have had a much better opportunity to win this game if Cronenworth turned in a more respectable performance. The two-time All-Star endured a challenging overall season, but he still is capable of making an impact.

Miller, Tatis and Cronenworth will do everything they can to turn things around back at Petco Park in a must-win Game 3 on Tuesday night.