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Teoscar Hernández and Max Muncy each hit a solo homer as the Dodgers left Milwaukee with a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series, which shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday.
With the bases loaded and Game 1 of the NLCS on the line Monday, Brice Turang saw a baseball hurled in his direction at 85 mph and made the reasonable, reactive decision. He got out of the way.
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In total, the Brewers’ bullpen was terrific in the series-clinching victory. Megill, Misiorowski, Ashby, Patrick and Abner Uribe combined to toss nine innings while allowing just one run and one walk and striking out eight batters.
With that, USA TODAY Sports breaks down the winners and losers from a wild day of playoff developments: Beyond joining folks like Sandy Koufax and Don Larsen in postseason lore, perhaps the most remarkable thing about Blake Snell in NLCS Game 1 was just how unbothered he was.
Vaughn Dalzell and Jay Croucher discuss Cal Raleigh's Mariners winning the first two games of the ALCS, analyzing "the lack of respect in the market for Seattle" and sharing why they should beat the Blue Jays in Game 3.