"When the ball is coming towards you, your natural thing -- it's a breaking ball, your natural thing is to do that," 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."
"Sasaki had worked 5⅓ scoreless innings in the postseason while adjusting to a bullpen role, but he wasn't nearly as sharp Monday. Isaac Collins drew a one-out walk and pinch-hitter Jake Bauers smacked a ground-rule double that bounced over the center-field wall. Jackson Chourio hit a sacrifice fly that scored Collins and advanced pinch-runner Brandon Lockridge to third. Christian Yelich walked on a 3-2 pitch low and outside."
With the bases loaded and the Brewers down to their final out in Game 1 of the NLCS, Brice Turang instinctively backed away from a near game-tying pitch and then struck out swinging on the next neck-high fastball, leaving the Dodgers with a 2-1 victory. Blake Snell delivered eight shutout innings and 103 pitches before the Dodgers brought in rookie Roki Sasaki, who surrendered a walk and a ground-rule double that produced a run. Jackson Chourio's sacrifice fly and a Christian Yelich walk loaded the bases, prompting a move to reliever Blake Treinen despite his September struggles.
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