Overview
- Jackson Chourio delivered a ninth-inning, two-run walk-off single to beat the Padres and give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NL Division Series.
- The win followed a Game 1 comeback that was shaped by an unusual play when Ty France’s potential go-ahead homer struck the roof at American Family Field and was ruled out.
- San Diego asked closer Mason Miller to cover multiple innings in Game 2, and three ninth-inning walks against him set up the walk-off and have intensified questions about the Padres’ bullpen usage.
- With the series shifting to Petco Park for Games 3 and 4, the Brewers carry statistical and momentum advantages that make them heavy favorites to close the short series.
- Chourio, 22, has emerged as a postseason force for Milwaukee by piling up franchise postseason RBIs and consecutive clutch hits, a development that alters how both teams will plan pitching and lineup matchups moving forward.