"The Dodgers and Brewers engaged in a pitchers' duel in Game 1, as Snell continued to look like one of the game's best pitchers. The Brewers went with an opener in left-hander Aaron Ashby, and the two southpaws traded zeroes in the first inning. The Brewers then went to right-hander Quinn Priester in the second inning, and he and Snell had little trouble shutting opposing hitters down."
"The Dodgers caused their first trouble in the fourth inning, as LA loaded the bases on a walk and two singles. That brought up Max Muncy, who crushed a ball 404 feet to center field. Read more: Dodgers Robbed of Multiple Runs on Controversial Sal Frelick Defensive Play in NLCS Game 1 However, center fielder Sal Frelich robbed Muncy of potential extra bases, while also turning one of the most improbable double plays imaginable. Click here for more on the wild double play. After all the commotion of the play, Snell came back out and pitched a much-needed 1-2-3 inning."
Blake Snell delivered eight shutout innings, allowing one hit, recording 10 strikeouts and facing the minimum 24 batters in a dominant NLCS Game 1 performance. The matchup unfolded as a pitchers' duel, with the Brewers using opener Aaron Ashby followed by Quinn Priester, and both teams holding each other scoreless through much of the early game. Los Angeles threatened in the fourth when Max Muncy crushed a ball to center, only to have Sal Frelich make a remarkable catch and turn an improbable double play. Freddie Freeman supplied the go-ahead solo home run in the sixth, and the Dodgers won 2-1 to take a 1-0 series lead.
Read at Dodgers Nation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]