Brewers beat Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS Game 1

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 05:48 · Archive

Milwaukee defeated Los Angeles 2-1 in the opening game of the National League Championship Series.

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night. The Dodgers took an early lead when Shohei Ohtani was walked in the second inning and Los Angeles scored on subsequent hits with the bases loaded, but Milwaukee escaped the inning with a double play.

Brice Turang tied the game with a leadoff home run in the fourth inning off Tarik Skubal. In the fifth inning, Luis Lara hit a tiebreaking single off Skubal to put the Brewers ahead 2-1. Starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski was pulled after recording five strikeouts and allowing five hits and one earned run through five innings.

Milwaukee's bullpen shut down the Dodgers, allowing just two hits over the remaining innings. Relief pitcher DL Hall entered with a runner on base and got Freddie Freeman to ground into a double play. The Brewers had dropped seven consecutive postseason games against the Dodgers, including a sweep in last year's NLCS. Game 2 is scheduled for Monday in Milwaukee, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting for the Dodgers and Logan Henderson for the Brewers.

How it is being reported

• Brewers take Game 1 of NLCS with 2-1 win over DodgersBrice Turang homered off Tarik Skubal and Milwaukee’s bullpen shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers after Jacob Misiorowski’s taxing outing, sending the Brewers to a 2-1 victory in the NL Championship Series opener on Sunday night.WBAY · 12 Oct, 05:09
• Brewers beat Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS Game 1Jacob Misiorowski walked Shohei Ohtani in the second inning, and Los Angeles took a 1-0 lead after a few hits with the bases loaded. Milwaukee got out of the inning with a double play. Andrew Vaughn, in the lineup in place of Christian Yelich, hit a double in the bottom of the second and advanced to third. Rookie Cooper Pratt struck out, leaving him stranded.WSAW · 12 Oct, 04:23

In this story: Milwaukee Brewers · Los Angeles Dodgers · Brice Turang · Shohei Ohtani · Jacob Misiorowski · Luis Lara · Tarik Skubal

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