{"id":166910,"date":"2025-09-25T00:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166910\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T00:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:03:07","slug":"chourio-mears-help-the-brewers-beat-the-padres-3-1-to-avoid-a-3-game-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166910\/","title":{"rendered":"Chourio, Mears help the Brewers beat the Padres 3-1 to avoid a 3-game sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN DIEGO — – Jackson Chourio<\/a> robbed Xander Bogaerts<\/a> of a three-run home run in the first inning and Nick Mears<\/a> got Luis Arraez<\/a> to fly out to center to end a bases-loaded threat in the seventh as the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> beat the playoff-bound San Diego<\/a> Padres 3-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.<\/p>\n

The Brewers (96-63) reduced to one their magic number over Philadelphia for clinching the best record in the majors and homefield advantage through the postseason.<\/p>\n

Brice Turang<\/a> singled in Chourio with the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh inning and Danny Jansen<\/a> had a solo homer in the ninth.<\/p>\n

These teams could meet again in the playoffs. The Padres entered the day trailing the Chicago Cubs<\/a> by 1 1\/2 games in the race for the National League’s top wild-card spot and the right to host a best-of-three series starting Tuesday. If the current standings hold, the Cubs would host the Padres, with the winner facing the Brewers in a division series.<\/p>\n

The Padres also trailed the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> by 1 1\/2 games.<\/p>\n

Turang singled off All-Star Adrian Morejon<\/a> (13-6) in the seventh, a half inning after Jackson Merrill<\/a> had tied the game at 1 by homering off Erick Fedde<\/a>. It was Merrill’s 16th. Jansen hit his 13th off Jeremiah Estrada<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Turang scored in the fifth on Andrew Vaughn<\/a>‘s double after hitting a two-out single and advancing on a two-base wild pitch by Dylan Cease<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/p>\n

Chourio made a perfectly timed jump to get his glove above the center field wall to rob Bogaerts of a three-run home run to end the first.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/p>\n

Aaron Ashby<\/a> (5-2) got the final out of the sixth for the win and Abner Uribe<\/a> pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Brewers RHP Quinn Priester<\/a> (13-2, 3.25 ERA), originally scheduled to start Wednesday, will go Friday night against Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

The Padres haven’t named a starter for Friday night against Arizona.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/a>br\/]<\/p>\n

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