Jackson Chourio’s controversial roof-aided catch and timely power hitting propelled the Milwaukee Brewers past the San Diego Padres.
It wasn't without a bit of controversy, but the Milwaukee Brewers won Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres, 3-2.
Ty France thought he hit a two-run blast that would've put the Padres on top, 4-3, in the top of the ninth, but Jackson Chourio caught his towering fly ball in left field after hitting the roof.
The roof at American Family Field seemingly has never seen a situation like this one, and the FOX commentators knew by rule this was supposed to be an out, but many tried to argue that the ball would've been long gone had it not hit the roof.
Regardless, the Brewers prevailed despite a short start from Cy Young hopeful Jacob Misiorowski.
Chourio hit a two-run blast to tie this game up at two, and then William Contreras played hero with a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh.
Brewers homer twice in a crucial victory
Milwaukee obviously didn't have to play in the Wild Card round as the Padres did, and many questioned whether or not that would hurt or harm them.
Clearly, it helped these bullpen arms, as Misiorowski had five arms help bail him out in a crucial one-run victory.
Misiorowski threw four innings of two-run baseball, and those would be the only two runs the Padres scored all night long.
Antonio Senzatela gave up two hits in 0.2 innings, Aaron Ashby didn't allow a hit in 1.2 innings, and Abner Uribe allowed two hits in 0.1 innings, but then DL Hall picked up the win due to his three crucial outs.
Trevor Megill recorded the save, a rare four-out save for the Brewers closer.
In the end, the Padres left 12 baserunners stranded, and they were just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Milwaukee wins via the long ball
The Brewers had a ton of traffic on the basepaths, especially deeper into the game, but for once it was a pair of home runs that got the job done.
Time and time again, fans and media have talked about how not hitting homers could be a detriment to this 103-win Brewers team, but that wasn't the case in the first game of the NLDS.
Chourio made history, and Contreras's blast will be remembered for quite some time, as those two hits helped Milwaukee get the job done in a three-plus-hour classic to start this best-of-five series.
