The Dodgers were hot, but they beat the Brewers

The Dodgers were hot, but they beat the Brewers
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Last night, the Los Angeles Dodgers were in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers. It was game #1 of the National League Championship Series.

Both teams wanted to take an early lead in the game. The Dodgers thought they had, but…

But it resulted in one of the most bizarre plays we've seen in a long time. A horrible trail run by Teoscar Hernandez (and Will Smith and all the Dodgers guys, for that matter) turned a basic play into a viral sequence.

It made for a funny game, let's say. It's a tough sequence to figure out the first time around, but know that the Brewers were more lit than the Dodgers on this one. Note that Muncy was safe at first and the play became forced.

Freddie Freeman, a few innings later, hit a solo home run that made it 1-0. And all the while, Blake Snell continued his outrageous dominance on the mound.

In fact, in eight innings, he gave up just one hit to the Brewers, without giving up a run. He retired 10 men. What an important player for the Dodgers, all the same.

While the Dodgers scored a second run in the ninth, Dave Roberts did the manager's favorite thing in October: remove a starter who's doing well to go to relief.

This gave the Brewers prospects, who scored a run against Roki Sasaki. The Japanese was unable to get the three outs and gave way to Blake Treinen, who gave up a base on balls and loaded the bases.

Fortunately for the Dodgers, Brice Turang avoided a shot that would have sent him to first base and swung at a third strike that was absolutely not a strike. This confirmed the Dodgers' 2-1 win… but it was close.

The next game is tonight at 8pm. Freddy Peralta and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will cross swords.

PMLB
  • Tonight's the night.

  • Trey Yesavage: nothing spectacular yesterday.

  • A Canadiens hitting a home run in Canada's playoffs is rare.

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  • He's on his way back.

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