with milwaukee brewers Were shut out and trailed in their final outing in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series los angeles dodgers With the bases loaded and a run, Bryce Turang Came within inches of the tying hit by a pitch.
But reflexes caused Turang to step back, and he struck out on the next pitch, swinging at a neck-high fastball, as the Dodgers took the best-of-seven series by one. win 2-1 Monday night.
According to MLB.com, Turang said, “Well, if you see me in the dugout, I’m thinking, ‘Hey.’ “I know it. Everyone knows it. I can’t tell you why I did it. I just got out of the way. It’s just the way it is.”
Brewers manager Pat Murphy defended his second baseman after the game and called the move human nature.
“When the ball is coming towards you, it’s your natural thing to do – it’s a breaking ball, it’s your natural thing to do,” Murphy said. “And I know he was thinking the same thing after the ball passed. It happens. He’ll learn from that situation. But it’s hard. Even if you try to maneuver yourself, it’s hard to get hit by the pitch because it’s so reactionary.”
After a great effort from the starter blake snellWhen the Dodgers handed the ball to the rookie, they were ahead 2-0. roki sasaki In the ninth, Snell had thrown 103 pitches in eight shutout innings.
Sasaki had pitched 5⅓ scoreless innings in the postseason while adjusting to a bullpen role, but he wasn’t quite as sharp on Monday. isaac collins One-out walk and pinch hitter pulled jake bauers Hit a ground-rule double that bounced over the center-field wall. jackson chourio hit a sacrifice fly that scored Collins and advanced pinch runners. Brandon Lockridge To the third. Christian Yelich Went low and out on a 3-2 pitch.
Then Dodgers manager Dave Roberts removed Sasaki and brought him in. blake traininwho posted a 9.64 ERA in September and allowed two runs and three hits in one inning during the National League Division Series philadelphia,
Yelich grounded out to second to put the potential winning run in scoring position at first. William Contreras Went low and out on a 3-2 pitch. When Treinen nearly hit Turang in the leg with a pitch, Turang struck out to end the game.
Turang said, “You bend your leg, you wear it.” “Like a natural reaction to get out of the way. The last pitch, he’s a big sinker guy. He threw a four-seamer over the top. That’s it. You move on. As much as it sucks, you move on.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
