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Brewers Edge Padres in Game 1 After Roof Play
Confirmed
In Short: The Milwaukee Brewers edged the San Diego Padres 3-2 in Game 1 of their National League Division Series after a potential go-ahead homer hit the roof.
In a dramatic turn of events, the Milwaukee Brewers narrowly escaped with a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their National League Division Series on Saturday night.
The game's pivotal moment came in the ninth inning when Padres' slugger Ty France hit a fly ball that struck the roof of American Family Field and was caught by Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio, ending the Padres' hopes of a go-ahead home run.
Padres manager Craig Stammen acknowledged the unusual play, saying, "We joked about it at the umpire meeting today about what would happen if the ball hit the roof. And it was unlikely, but it happened."
Stammen further elaborated, "Yeah, I think so... You look at the exit velocity, look at the launch angle, plug AI into it, and figure out how far it would go."
The Brewers, who finished the regular season with a franchise-record 103 wins, were led by a seventh-inning homer from William Contreras, which broke a 2-2 tie.
Contreras had struggled against the Padres this season, going 1-for-20, but delivered the biggest hit of the game on a 3-2 pitch from Adrian Morejon.
Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. expressed determination, saying, "We have to keep finding a way to keep building up from this."
The Padres had several scoring opportunities throughout the game but were unable to capitalize, particularly in the late innings.
Stammen noted, "We just didn't play well enough," while also praising his team's strong bullpen, saying, "We do have a strong bullpen, and even the guys we haven't used are very good pitchers also."
What this adds
The unusual roof play has sparked debate about the Brewers' fortune in the game.
The Padres had swept the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card Series, scoring at least 12 runs and allowing no more than one run over their first two postseason games.
Background
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a first-pitch home run to set the tone for the San Diego Padres' 8-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series.
What's confirmed
- In a dramatic turn of events, the Milwaukee Brewers narrowly escaped with a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their National League Division Series on Saturday night.
- The game's pivotal moment came in the ninth inning when Padres' slugger Ty France hit a fly ball that struck the roof of American Family Field and was caught by Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio, ending the Padres' hopes of a go-ahead home run.
- The Brewers, who finished the regular season with a franchise-record 103 wins, were led by a seventh-inning homer from William Contreras, which broke a 2-2 tie.
- Contreras had struggled against the Padres this season, going 1-for-20, but delivered the biggest hit of the game on a 3-2 pitch from Adrian Morejon.
- The Padres had several scoring opportunities throughout the game but were unable to capitalize, particularly in the late innings.
What's still developing
- Milwaukee was opening its postseason Saturday after winning a franchise-record 103 games to earn home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
- But the 6-foot-7 right-hander left the game earlier than usual as the Padres fouled off 30 of his 88 pitches -- 31 if you count Xander Bogaerts ' popup that was caught in foul territory.
- With a runner on second and one out, Chourio delivered a 420-foot drive over the wall in left-center for his franchise-record fifth career postseason homer in his 13th playoff game.
- This best-of-five series continues Sunday with a Game 2 pitching matchup featuring San Diego's Michael King (12-10, 3.21 ERA) and Milwaukee's Logan Henderson (11-3, 2.47).
- Willson Contreras homered in Game 2 of Boston's AL Wild Card Series loss to the New York Yankees.
- "Unfortunately, a bad break for us. Looked like it was a possible home run. Just didn't go our way."
- To briefly set the stage, the Brewers and Padres were locked into a nail-biting battle of bullpens on Saturday night, that resulted in Pat Murphy's squad holding a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning.
- On the bump was Brewers' All-Star closer Trevor Megill, who was asked to earn four outs last night, and opposing him at the plate with one out in the final frame was Padres' slugger Ty France.
- "It was going to be a foul ball. It was going to be a foul ball for sure. I'm standing right on that line."
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- The Brewers will be the overwhelming favorites in that series, which begins from Milwaukee on Saturday, but the odds will overlook one critical aspect: Everything seems to be coming together for the Padres right now.
- "Man, we've been playing some really good baseball," Machado said.