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Milwaukee Brewers
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Brewers and Jackson Chourio oust Padres, advance to NLCS
Jackson Chourio delivered a key RBI single as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 to wrap up their Division Series and move on to the NLCS.
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The Milwaukee Brewers punched their ticket to the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night, defeating the San Diego Padres 3-1 at Petco Park. Jackson Chourio provided the decisive hit with an RBI single in the fifth inning as Milwaukee closed out the Division Series in four games.
Chourio, Mitchell and Frelick supply the offence
Milwaukee opened the scoring in the third inning when Garrett Mitchell brought home the first run for the visitors. San Diego answered in the bottom half of the frame, with Fernando Tatis Jr. tying the game on a home run to give the Padres some early momentum in front of their home crowd.
The Brewers reclaimed the lead in the fifth, when Chourio came through with a run-scoring single that broke the 1-1 deadlock. An inning later, Sal Frelick added insurance with a sacrifice fly in the sixth, stretching the advantage to 3-1 and giving Milwaukee’s pitching staff a bit more breathing room.
Brewers’ bullpen delivers in closeout game
The Brewers leaned on their bullpen to finish the job. Reliever Aaron Ashby was credited with the win after three innings of relief in which he allowed only two walks and kept San Diego off the board. Trevor Megill closed things out for his second save of the series, shutting the door on any late comeback hopes for the Padres.
For San Diego, starter Walker Buehler worked three innings, surrendering one run on three hits while issuing two walks. The loss went to Robbie Ray, who was charged with the run driven in by Chourio during his lone inning on the mound.
Rematch set with defending champion Dodgers
With the Padres now out of the way, the Brewers move on to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. The Dodgers enter as back-to-back World Series champions and eliminated Milwaukee in four games at this same stage last year.
The upcoming matchup offers the Brewers a chance at payback against one of baseball’s powerhouse clubs. To reach the World Series, Milwaukee will need to carry over the blend of timely hitting and strong relief pitching that proved decisive in their Division Series win over San Diego.