{"id":871027,"date":"2026-10-05T00:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871027\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T00:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:46:15","slug":"jackson-chourio-walk-off-single-lifts-brewers-to-2-0-nlds-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871027\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Chourio walk-off single lifts Brewers to 2-0 NLDS edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio<\/a> hit a two-run single off hard-throwing Mason Miller<\/a> with two outs in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> rallied past the San Diego Padres<\/a> for the second time in 20 hours, a 4-3 victory Sunday for a 2-0 NL Division Series lead.<\/p>\n

Miller entered with a 3-2 lead, trying for his first six-out save since 2024. He retired the side in order in the eighth and, after a leadoff groundout in the ninth, issued his first career postseason walks to Christian Yelich<\/a> and Sal Frelick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Andrew Vaughn<\/a> flied out and pinch hitter Gary Sanchez<\/a> walked on a full count.<\/p>\n

A night after sparking Milwaukee’s comeback with a tying, two-run homer in the third inning, the 22-year-old Chourio lined a 101.3 mph fastball up the middle and past second baseman Jake Cronenworth<\/a>‘s attempt for a diving backhand stop.<\/p>\n

The ball bounced into center field as Yelich ran across the plate. Frelick slid in head-first, easily beating center fielder Jackson Merrill<\/a>‘s throw.<\/p>\n

San Diego, which entered the postseason with 20 wins in its last 23 games, has back-to-back losses for the first time since Sept. 1-2. The Padres will try to keep their season alive Tuesday when the best-of-five series resumes in San Diego.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee is a win from a second straight NL Championship Series appearance as it chases its first World Series title.<\/p>\n

Chourio also made a key defensive play in the opener when Ty France<\/a> hit a potential go-ahead homer in the ninth inning only for the ball to strike a cable on the roof<\/a> of American Family Field and land in Chourio’s glove at the left-field warning track.<\/p>\n

Miller, baseball’s top closer, threw 40 pitches — his most since 2023. He topped 100 mph with 18 pitches, the fastest a 103.5 mph offering that Chourio fouled.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee didn’t have a baserunner against Padres starter Michael King<\/a> until the fifth inning and matched a season high with three errors as San Diego scored a pair of unearned runs.<\/p>\n

With the roof open Sunday, France hit an RBI single in the first and another a run-scoring single for a 3-1 lead in the seventh after third baseman David Hamilton<\/a> bobbled Fernando Tatis Jr<\/a>.’s grounder for an error.<\/p>\n

Frelick had an RBI single in the fifth after Christian Yelich<\/a> doubled.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee closed to 3-2 in the seventh when Garrett Mitchell<\/a> scored from third as Cronenworth bobbled Hamilton’s grounder and then threw past first for a double error.br\/]<\/p>\n

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