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Brewers take Game 1 in NLCS rematch against defending champs

The Milwaukee Brewers broke their postseason curse against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a hard-fought 2-1 victory to open the National League Championship Series, marking a stark contrast to their sweep loss in last year’s rematch. Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers’ Cy Young frontrunner, battled through a tough second inning—including a bases-loaded jam—before settling into a dominant performance, allowing just one run over 4 ⅓ innings.

The Dodgers threatened early with Shohei Ohtani’s RBI single and a loaded bases scenario, but Misiorowski escaped unscathed, including a clutch cutter to Kyle Tucker that ended the frame just before the tying run scored. The Brewers’ offense answered in the fourth with Brice Turang’s go-ahead homer off Tarik Skubal, then capitalized on a small-ball opportunity in the fifth when Luis Lara drove in Garrett Mitchell after a walk and bunt moved him into scoring position.

The bullpen locked it down, ensuring Milwaukee’s first NLCS win since 1982 and setting up a potential series turnaround against a team that swept them last October.

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