Overview
- Los Angeles leads the series 1-0 after a 2-1 win at American Family Field, ending with Blake Treinen striking out Brice Turang with the bases loaded.
- Blake Snell allowed one hit with 10 strikeouts over eight innings, faced the minimum 24 batters, and has yielded two runs over 21 postseason innings.
- Freddie Freeman hit a solo home run in the sixth for the lead, and Mookie Betts added a bases-loaded walk in the ninth that provided the winning margin.
- Milwaukee turned a rare 8-6-2 double play on a bobbled Max Muncy drive, short-circuiting a bases-loaded opportunity in the fourth inning.
- Game 2 is Tuesday in Milwaukee with Yoshinobu Yamamoto facing Freddy Peralta, following a regular season in which the 97-win Brewers went 6-0 against L.A. while Snell was out.