Blakeโค Snell‘sโข Dominating Performance Propels โฃDodgers to Game 1 Victory Overโ Brewers
MILWAUKEE – Blake Snell struck out 10 and pitched six scoreless innings โas the Los Angeles dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Seriesโค on Friday.Snell’s masterful outing, coupled with a โฃgo-ahead home โrun from โขFreddie โคFreeman,โ secured a 1-0 series โlead โfor the Dodgers.
Theโค victory marked a crucialโ opening โwin for Los Angeles,settingโข the tone in a series where the Dodgers,despite being theโ higher seed,faced โaโ persistent Brewers team known for its pitching and defense.โค A controversial call in the fourthโข inning – a doubleโฃ play that was reviewed but ultimately โupheld – โฃbriefly threatened to shift momentum,โค but Snell’s resilience โand โขFreeman’s timely hit ensured the Dodgers remained in control.
Snell, acquired by the Dodgers mid-season, showcased his dominance from the start, consistently baffling Brewers hitters with hisโ mix of โpitches.โ He retired his final 17 batters, allowingโ onlyโฃ soft contactโฃ and maintaining a commanding presence on theโ mound. โค
The game remained scoreless until the sixthโ inning whenโ Freemanโค launchedโฃ a high-arching drive to โคright field for his first home run of the playoffs,โข giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. Los Angeles added anโฃ insurance run in the ninth inning when Mookie Betts drew aโ bases-loaded walk.
Despiteโค a tense ninth inning โwhere โฃBrewers threatened a comeback against โDodgers relievers Roki Sasaki and Blake Treinen – Sasaki yielded one run and Treinen loaded the bases with twoโ outs – los Angeles โคheld on to secure the win. The fourth-inning double โขplay, initially contested,โ ultimately proved inconsequential as the Dodgers took the first game of the series.