The National League Championship Series Game 1 lived up to expectations and delivered a true battle duel. Jacob MisiorowskiHe faced the 2026 NL Cy Young Award favorite Take the scuba in a game where every run carries a lot of weight.
In the end, Milwaukee Brewers found a way to produce enough offense to defeat Los Angeles Dodgers Take a 2-1 and 1-0 series lead.
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The Dodgers strike first, but Misiorowski runs out of trouble
The Dodgers threatened at the top of the second innings. Shohei Ohtani drew a walk and Teoscar Hernandez Milwaukee’s ace followed with a single to put runners on first and second with no outs.
Misiorowski limited the damage by hitting Max Muncyhowever Andy Pages Ohtani followed with an RBI single to bring home and give Los Angeles an early lead. The pressure mounted when Kyle Tucker drew a walk to load the bases.
with Kike Hernandez when he stepped up to the plate, another potential October moment seemed to be developing for the Puerto Rican star. However, Misiorowski escaped the jam by inducing a ground ball that turned into an inning-ending double play.
Turang shuts it down and settles for a game of small ball baseball
Milwaukee finally answered in the bottom of the fourth inning Brice Turang hit a solo home run to tie the game.
In the fifth inning, the Brewers’ small-ball approach made the difference once again. Garrett Mitchell He opened the inning with a walk, went 90 feet on a sacrifice bunt and later scored the go-ahead run on an RBI single. Luis Lara.
That run was enough in a game the pitchers ruled.
Milwaukee’s bullpen held the lead in the final inning, though not without a final scare.
In the ninth inning, Trevor Megill With two outs, back-to-back walks are issued, putting the tying run on base. But he retired Mookie Betts On a fly ball to center field that carried into the warning lane, securing the win for the Brewers.
The series will continue with another high-profile pitching matchup. Logan Henderson will start for Milwaukee, while the Dodgers will face off Yoshinobu Yamamoto as they even watch the series.