The Milwaukee Brewers managed to take down the Cincinnati Reds in a game that was a pitching fan's dream.

Each team's starter went deep into the ballgame before the bullpens decided which would prevail. Extra innings were necessarily, but the Brewers took advantage of a wild pitch and that was the difference maker in their 2-1 victory.

In no world will the remaining two games look like this one. Both teams combined for three runs on just five hits. It's a game each team's offense will soon want to forget, and that's putting it lightly. 

Had someone been tuning into their first-ever baseball game, they never would've known Brandon Woodruff hadn't pitched in the big leagues for seven weeks. "Big Woo" was as solid as it gets, and made a bit of history in the process.

Woodruff carried a perfect game into the sixth inning before he allowed a hard-hit single to left center. Ultimately, he was pulled after six. In the end, he threw 79 pitches and struck out 10 batters for the 21st time in his career.

On the other side, Milwaukee had no answers for Brady Singer. The 29-year-old pitched a gem, giving up just two hits in seven innings of work. The Brewers' bats weren't able to come around on any of his 106 pitches. He managed to strike out seven batters, which was a season high.

Bullpen wise, the Brewers brought their best relievers to this series opener. Aaron Ashby struck out a pair in 17 pitches, eight of Abner Uribe's 10 pitches were for strikes, Trevor Megill was fantastic, and former Cincinnati Reds righty Joel Kuhnel slammed the door shut on his former team.

The lone runner Milwaukee allowed to score was the ghost runner in the 10th.

Milwaukee began to empty their tank early, which saw them losing back-to-back challenges in the ninth inning. Ultimately, it didn't matter as they scored a pair in the 10th and that got the job done. 

Garrett Mitchell's leadoff walk in the 10th made all the difference in the world as he provided the winning run. Sal Frelick laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt that advanced Jake Bauers to third and Mitchell to second.

Joey Ortiz provided the Brewers third hit of the game, one that drove in their first run. A few pitches later, Mitchell sprinted home on a wild pitch to give the Brewers a comfortable 2-0 lead. 

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