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Brice Turang, bullpen lift Brewers past Dodgers in Game 1
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Key Points:
- The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, snapping a seven-game postseason losing streak against the Dodgers.
- Brice Turang hit an opposite-field solo home run off Dodgers ace Tarik Skubal, marking his first such homer against a left-handed pitcher in the majors and the first opposite-field homer Skubal has allowed.
- Rookie Luis Lara drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the fifth inning, capitalizing on a sacrifice bunt by Cooper Pratt to push the Brewers ahead.
- Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski and four relievers combined to hold the Dodgers to just one run, with the bullpen pitching 7⅔ scoreless innings after the starters exited before the sixth inning.
- The victory gives Milwaukee momentum as they aim to end Los Angeles' two-year championship reign and reach the World Series for the first time since 1982.
