Brewers beat Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS Game 1 behind Turang homer and bullpen
Milwaukee took a 1-0 series lead over the two-time defending champions after losing seven straight postseason games to Los Angeles.
What we know
- The Milwaukee Brewers (103-59) beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62) 2-1 at American Family Field in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series and lead the series 1-0. [1]
- DL Hall was the winning pitcher, Tarik Skubal took the loss, and Trevor Megill earned the save. [1]
- Brice Turang homered in the fourth inning and Luis Lara's RBI single in the fifth put the Brewers ahead for good, according to The Associated Press. [2]
- Game 2 is Monday in Milwaukee, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting for the Dodgers and Logan Henderson for the Brewers. [2]
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, taking a 1-0 series lead at American Family Field. [1]
The Brewers had lost seven consecutive postseason games to the Dodgers, including a sweep in last year's NLCS, according to The Associated Press. The AP also said it was the first NLCS matchup of 100-win teams since the Cincinnati Reds eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies in 1976. [2]
Los Angeles scored first in the second inning, when Andy Pages drove in Shohei Ohtani with a grounded single into right field, according to the AP. Brice Turang answered with a leadoff home run into the home bullpen in the fourth, the AP said. In the fifth, Garrett Mitchell walked and moved up on a sacrifice bunt by rookie Cooper Pratt, and rookie Luis Lara then grounded an RBI single into center field off Skubal for the lead. [1][2]
Milwaukee's bullpen protected the lead after starter Jacob Misiorowski was chased in the fifth inning. DL Hall got Freddie Freeman to ground into a double play with a runner aboard, the AP reported. Abner Uribe then struck out Pages with runners on the corners to end the sixth, Aaron Ashby worked two innings, and Trevor Megill recorded the final three outs for the save. [1][2]
The Dodgers grounded into three double plays, stranded nine runners and went 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position, according to the AP. They put two runners on with two outs in the ninth on walks to Kyle Tucker and pinch-hitter Josue De Paula, but Mookie Betts flied out to the center-field warning track to end the game. The AP said Los Angeles is seeking to become the first team to win three straight championships since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees. [2]
Game 2 is Monday in Milwaukee. The AP said Yamamoto, 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 11 postseason appearances, starts for the Dodgers, and Henderson, making his second career postseason start, takes the mound for the Brewers. [2]