Contreras homer lifts Brewers past Padres in Game 1
MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — William Contreras hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning, and Milwaukee held off San Diego 3-2 on Saturday in Game 1 of the NL Division Series at American Family Field. The Brewers lead the series 1-0. Jackson Chourio also homered and drove in two runs for Milwaukee. San Diego scored twice and finished with nine hits, while Milwaukee had seven. Jacob Misiorowski worked four innings and struck out six for the Brewers. DL Hall earned the win in relief, Trevor Megill recorded the save, and Adrian Morejon took the loss. Bradgley Rodriguez allowed no hits in 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, and Aaron Ashby threw 1 2/3 no-hit innings. Jackson Chourio caught Ty France’s deep drive in the ninth after a replay review to preserve the win. The game took 3 hours, 28 minutes and drew 42,843. Milwaukee improved to 104-59, and San Diego fell to 93-72.