Brewers Edge Padres 3-2 in NLDS Opener that Features Bizarre Play in 9th Inning
Jackson Chourio’s catch on a roof deflection preserved Milwaukee’s 3-2 win after Ty France nearly hit a go-ahead homer.
- American Family Field hosts the National League Division Series starting Saturday, Oct. 3, as the Milwaukee Brewers face the San Diego Padres, who swept the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card round.
- Milwaukee enters the postseason with a league-best 103 wins, hosting a streaking Padres squad that dominated the wild-card round by winning both games against the Cubs.
- San Diego won the regular-season series 4-2 against Milwaukee, though the Brewers boast the majors' best pitching staff led by National League Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski, who starts Game 1.
- Padres third baseman Manny Machado stated, "We feel great right now, but we're not done," reflecting the team's championship ambition ahead of facing the top-seeded Brewers.
- This best-of-five series continues Sunday in Milwaukee before shifting to Petco Park, with the winner advancing to the National League Championship Series scheduled for October 11.
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Contreras homer and roof ruling lift Brewers past Padres
The Milwaukee Brewers escaped Game 1 of the National League Division Series with a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres after a potential go-ahead home run struck a roof railing and stayed in play. The unusual break preserved Milwaukee's lead and gave the 103-win club an opening advantage in the series. With San Diego threatening, Ty France drove a ball that appeared capable of leaving the park. It hit part of the roof structure, and Milwaukee …
The American Family Field rule determined that Ty France's baton was still alive after hitting a wire and ending up on the outside after the catch.
Ty France's baton seemed to flip the score in the ninth, but ended up in Jackson Chourio's glove after impacting the stadium ceiling
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