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Brewers edge Dodgers 2–1 in NLCS Game 1
Los Angeles scored first but could not add on, and Milwaukee's bullpen protected a one-run lead through the ninth inning Sunday night.
Andy Pages singled home Shohei Ohtani in the second inning to give the Dodgers a 1–0 lead, but an inning-ending double play stranded the bases loaded. Brice Turang tied the game with a solo home run in the fourth.
Final: Milwaukee Brewers 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Series: Milwaukee leads 1–0
Decisive hit: Luis Lara's fifth-inning RBI single
Milwaukee turns small ball into the winning run
Garrett Mitchell walked to open the fifth, moved to second on Cooper Pratt's sacrifice bunt and scored when Lara singled to center. Dodgers starter Tarik Skubal allowed two runs on five hits over five innings while striking out seven.
The Dodgers put two runners aboard with two outs in the ninth against closer Trevor Megill, but Mookie Betts flied out to center to end the game. Milwaukee's relievers held Los Angeles scoreless after Jacob Misiorowski left in the fifth.
Sources: MLB official game story — October 11 → · Reuters report — October 12 UTC →