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Brewers win Game 1, fans react
The Wisconsin Live Desk checked in with Brewers fans after the team's NLDS Game 1 win over the Cubs.
MILWAUKEE - Jackson Chourio went 3 for 3 and drove in three runs in the first two innings before departing with a hamstring injury as the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago Cubs 9-3 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday.
NLDS Game 1 scoring summary
By the numbers:
Top of 1st: 1-0 Cubs
- Michael Busch homers to center field, 0-1
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Bottom of 1st: 6-1 Brewers
- Brice Turang doubles to deep right field. Jackson Chourio scores, 1-1
- William Contreras doubles to deep left field. Brice Turang scores, 2-1
- Sal Frelick reaches on error. Andrew Vaughn to second. William Contreras scores. Fielding error by Nico Hoerner, 3-1
- Blake Perkins singles to shallow center field. Sal Frelick to third. Andrew Vaughn scores, 4-1
- Jackson Chourio singles to shallow left field. Joey Ortiz to second. Blake Perkins scores. Sal Frelick scores, 6-1
Blake Perkins hits a single against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday, Oct. 4. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
Bottom of 2nd: 9-1 Brewers
- Caleb Durbin singles to shallow center field. Andrew Vaughn to second. Christian Yelich scores. William Contreras scores, 8-1
- Jackson Chourio singles to third base. Joey Ortiz to second. Caleb Durbin to third. Andrew Vaughn scores, 9-1
Top of 5th: 9-2 Brewers
- Michael Busch homers to right center field, 9-2
Top of 8th: 9-3 Brewers
- Nico Horner homers to left field, 9-3
William Contreras celebrates with teammates after scoring a run against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday, Oct. 4. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Dig deeper:
Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta worked 5 2/3 innings, and the only runs he allowed came on homers from Michael Busch and Ian Happ. Nico Hoerner added a solo shot off Jared Koenig in the eighth inning.
Peralta’s nine strikeouts tied Don Sutton, Yovani Gallardo and Brandon Woodruff for the Brewers’ single-game playoff record.
Counsell’s decision to start Matthew Boyd on short rest didn’t work out. The All-Star left-hander was lifted with two out in the first.
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The Brewers scored four runs or fewer in their last nine regular-season games. They had gone 2-11 in their last 13 playoff games, scoring over four runs in just one of those contests and failing to exceed five runs in any of them.
This time, they had six runs by the end of the first, matching their highest scoring playoff inning in franchise history.
After Busch opened the game with a 389-foot drive over the wall in right-center, Chourio, Brice Turang and William Contreras started the bottom half of the first with consecutive doubles.
Contreras scored from second when Hoerner mishandled a slow grounder from Sal Frelick. Blake Perkins capped an 11-pitch at bat with a two-out RBI single to center.
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Michael Soroka walked Joey Ortiz to load the bases and allowed a two-run single to Chourio.
Boyd had only three days of rest after throwing 58 pitches in the Cubs’ 3-1 Wild Card Series Game 1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday.
Milwaukee added three more runs in the second. Caleb Durbin delivered a two-run single before Chourio’s infield hit made it 9-1.
Chicago’s Aaron Civale, who started the season with Milwaukee, and Ben Brown combined for 6 1/3 innings of shutout relief.
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Jackson Chourio injury
What they're saying:
Chourio left the game with right hamstring tightness after becoming the first player to have three hits in the first two innings of a postseason game.
He hit a bases-loaded grounder up the third base line in the second inning. He beat the throw for an RBI single that extended Milwaukee's lead to 9-1, but he moved awkwardly after crossing first base.
Chourio, 21, departed after he was visited by Murphy and head athletic trainer Brad Epstein. Isaac Collins entered as a pinch runner and remained in the game in left field.
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He also hit a leadoff double and a two-run single as part of the Brewers’ six-run outburst in the first inning. He capped his rookie season last year by going 5 of 11 with two homers in the Brewers’ NL Wild Card Series loss to the New York Mets.
Chourio spent a month on the injured list with a strained hamstring earlier this season. His availability for Monday's Game 2 in the best-of-five series is unclear.
When is Game 2?
What's next:
Game 2 will be played at American Family Field on Monday, Oct. 6, with first pitch set for 8:08 p.m. Game 3 in Chicago is scheduled for 4:08 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The Source: Scoring information provided by FOX Sports. The Associated Press contributed.