Overview
- Jackson Chourio drove a 2-2 fastball into center field for a two-run walk-off that scored Sal Frelick and Christian Yelich to win Game 2 for the Milwaukee Brewers.
- The Padres had closer Mason Miller on the mound with the bases loaded and were one strike from evening the series before Chourio’s swing.
- MLB Network posted that Chourio is the fifth player in postseason history to record a walk-off hit when down to his team’s last strike, a claim reported here as an attribution.
- Past last-strike walk-offs have produced mixed longer-term results for teams, with some examples leading to titles and others failing to change a series outcome.
- Milwaukee travels to San Diego next, carrying momentum and the opportunity to end the NLDS in the following game while the Padres face pressure to regroup.