"The reason the Milwaukee Brewers are here in the National League Championship Series is because of plays such as the one that ended the fourth inning Monday night. A strange, one-in-a-million, 400-foot double-play in which one Brewers fielder made a spectacular defensive effort, and another never lost awareness of a wacky situation - highlighting the sound fundamentals that made them baseball's winningest team this season."
"The reason the Dodgers are here, however, is because of the way they can respond to adversity just like that - settling the panic with their dominant starting pitching, rallying at the plate with their star-studded lineup and suffocating an opponent with a record payroll's worth of talent. In a 2-1 Game 1 win of the NLCS at American Family Field, that was ultimately what made the difference."
Blake Snell delivered eight scoreless innings, struck out 10, and faced the minimum number of batters as the Dodgers beat the Brewers 2-1 in Game 1 of the NLCS. Freddie Freeman's sixth-inning home run provided the lead, and Mookie Betts added a run with a bases-loaded walk. The Brewers produced a rare 400-foot double play in the fourth inning that robbed Max Muncy of a potential grand slam and resulted in two forceouts at the plate. The Dodgers' dominant starting pitching, timely hitting, and roster depth secured the narrow victory. The $182-million offseason signing had gone at least six innings in each of his first two October outings while conceding only two runs.
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