Voir 2018 Division and League Championship Series - Episode 16

Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night at Miller Park was a nine-inning primer on how the Brewers got to this point -- a harrowing 6-5 win over the Dodgers that gave Milwaukee a 12th straight victory and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. It was fueled by a five-run flurry at the expense of Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers' dodgy defense, during which one of the Brewers' "out-getters," Brandon Woodruff, hit the unlikeliest of home runs. Baseball's best relief corps since the start of September then held off L.A., with Josh Hader working three scoreless innings, Jeremy Jeffress escaping a jam in the eighth and Corey Knebel closing the game by striking out Justin Turner with the potential tying run 90 feet away.