The Milwaukee Brewers opened their National League Division Series with a 3–2 victory over the San Diego Padres at American Family Field, powered by late-inning home runs from Jackson Chourio and William Contreras, according to sports reports from Líder en Deportes and Noticias Barquisimeto.
Jacob Misiorowski Encounters Early Trouble Against San Diego
San Diego struck first in the top of the second inning against Milwaukee starter Jacob Misiorowski. Luis Campusano drove in the game’s opening run with a single, followed immediately by a ground ball off the bat of Jake Cronenworth that allowed Ethan Salas to cross the plate. Those two early tallies put the Padres ahead before the Brewers’ bats broke through against San Diego pitching.
Jackson Chourio Ties Game With a 420-Foot Blast
Trailing by two in the bottom of the third, Garrett Mitchell sparked the Milwaukee offense with a single off Padres starter Robbie Ray. With one out on the board, Jackson Chourio drove a 113.3 mph line drive that traveled 420 feet between left and central fields for a two-run home run, tying the game at 2–2. Noticias Barquisimeto noted that the blast marked Chourio’s first home run of the postseason and the fifth of his playoff career.
That fifth postseason homer ties Chourio with Kyle Schwarber and Juan Soto for the third-most playoff home runs hit by any player before turning 23 years old. Only Evan Longoria, with six, and Carlos Correa, with seven, sit ahead of that group in baseball history.
William Contreras Delivers the Seventh-Inning Sinker
Following Chourio’s game-tying shot, both bullpens locked down the game in a tense pitching duel that remained deadlocked into the seventh frame. William Contreras broke the tie by driving a 100.1 mph sinker from relief pitcher Adrián Morejón over the fence for his first home run of the postseason. That solo shot gave the Brewers their first lead of the night at 3–2.
Trevor Megill Closes Out Ninth-Inning Drama
Relief pitcher D.L. Hall earned the victory to move to 1–0 on the postseason, while Adrián Morejón took the loss at 0–1. In the eighth inning, Brewers reliever Trevor Megill entered with two outs and struck out Fernando Tatis Jr. to end the threat. Megill returned for the ninth and handled a tense sequence when Ty France hit a high pop-up that struck the stadium roof structure before dropping safely into Chourio's glove.
The unusual contact prompted a multi-minute delay as the umpires reviewed the play under local ground rules to determine whether the ball was foul, a home run, or simply the second out of the inning. Once confirmed as an out, Megill retired the remaining batters to secure his first save of the series and preserve Milwaukee’s narrow opening win.
