Major League Baseball

FINAL Saturday, October 3, 2026
San Diego Padres 2
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Milwaukee Brewers 3
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Match Report

Brewers edge Padres 3-2 in NLDS opener that features bizarre play in 9th inning

— William Contreras hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat San Diego 3-2 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday night after a potential...

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Top Performers

SD

  • Fernando Tatis Jr. · ·
  • Dustin Harris · ·
  • Manny Machado · ·
  • Ty France · ·

MIL

  • Jackson Chourio · ·
  • Brice Turang · ·
  • William Contreras · ·
  • Jake Bauers · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Merrill lined out to right.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  5. · 9th Inning Trevor Megill pitches to Jackson Merrill
  6. · 9th Inning
  7. · 9th Inning France flied out to left. San Diego Padres challenged: call on the field was upheld.
  8. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

Head to Head

MIL wins series 3-1

Injuries

Milwaukee Brewers

  • Quinn Priester 60-Day-IL
  • Angel Zerpa 60-Day-IL
  • Brian Fitzpatrick 60-Day-IL

San Diego Padres

  • Rodolfo Duran 60-Day-IL
  • Ramon Laureano 60-Day-IL
  • Lucas Giolito 60-Day-IL
  • Bryan Hoeing 60-Day-IL
  • Luis Rengifo 60-Day-IL

Lineups

MIL

  1. 11Jackson ChourioLF
  2. 2Brice Turang2B
  3. 24William ContrerasC
  4. 9Jake Bauers1B
  5. 22Christian YelichDH
  6. 12Cooper PrattSS
  7. 18Luis LaraRF
  8. 5Garrett MitchellCF
  9. 3Joey Ortiz3B

SD

  1. 23Fernando Tatis Jr.2B
  2. 29Dustin HarrisLF
  3. 13Manny Machado3B
  4. 25Ty France1B
  5. 3Jackson MerrillCF
  6. 2Xander BogaertsSS
  7. 8Ethan SalasC
  8. 12Luis CampusanoDH
  9. 9Jake Cronenworth2B

MLB News

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