By admin 
MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio singled in two runs with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 walk-off victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Sunday and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five National League Division Series.
Read more Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson Banged Up After Sunday’s Games
The Brewers, with home-field advantage throughout the playoffs after winning 103 games, trailed 3-2 entering the ninth against Padres closer Mason Miller trying to complete a six-out save.
Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick drew consecutive one-out walks. Pinch-hitter Gary Sanchez walked with two outs and Chourio followed with a line drive to center off a 101-mph fastball from Miller, who had 38 saves in the regular season and one in the wild card sweep of the Cubs.
“Watching those at-bats beforehand, I knew that he was a little bit erratic,” Chourio said via translator. “He was throwing some balls. I knew that he was going to come at me with the fastball at some point, so mentally I was just making sure that I was prepared for that.”
Padres manager Craig Stammen asked Miller to complete two innings twice during the regular season, most recently on Sept. 4 in a 3-2 10-inning victory over the New York Yankees in San Diego.
“I think top of the lineup (batting) in the eighth probably made that decision for Mason,” Stammen said. “I think going into the game we were thinking of Mason for six outs anyway, especially how quick the eighth inning went for him. He was just battling the strike zone there at the end.”
The Brewers were stymied early by Padres starter Michael King, who allowed one run on three hits and departed after hitting Chourio with a pitch to open the sixth.
King retired the first 14 hitters before Yelich’s two-out double to right in the fifth inning. Frelick’s RBI single pulled Milwaukee within 2-1.
San Diego capitalized on the Brewers’ third error for an unearned run in the seventh off Abner Uribe to go in front 3-1. Fernando Tatis Jr. reached on a error by third baseman David Hamilton and Manny Machado drew a two-out walk. Ty France followed with an RBI single, but the inning ended with Machado being thrown out trying to advance to third.
Read more Padres notes: Ty France moves on; May day for Game 3, Jason Adam bouncing back
The Brewers got an unearned run back in the bottom half when Garrett Mitchell singled, advanced to third on a walk and fielder’s choice and scored on an error by second baseman Jake Cronenworth.
Brewers starter Logan Henderson allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits in five-plus innings.
San Diego scored one in the first after Henderson was within one pitch of a perfect inning. Machado drew a two-out walk after being behind 0-2, then advanced on a wild pitch. France followed with an RBI single to center.
The Padres increased the lead to 2-0 with an unearned run in the fifth. Luis Campusano cracked a leadoff single, advanced to third on an error and scored on a fielder’s choice.
“One of the favorite games I’ve been a part of,” said Brewers manager Pat Murphy. “And what’s most gratifying to see how many of our great fans came out to see that one and got to enjoy it themselves. Just happy for the club, happy for the city, that they got to witness something so special.”
The series shifts to San Diego for the next two games, if necessary. Right-hander Dustin May is scheduled to start for the Brewers in Game 3 on Tuesday, opposed by right-hander Nick Pivetta. The Padres swept the Brewers in a three-game series Aug. 10-12 at home.
“It’s a big challenge,” Stammen said. “They’re a great team. You saw how hard they battle us here in Milwaukee. But we like where we are when we play at home. We can defend our home field and then hopefully have a chance to a return trip back to Milwaukee.”
Read more WR CeeDee Lamb’s Career Day Powers Cowboys in Battle of Texas
Copyright 2026 Field Level Media. All Rights Reserved.
This story was originally published October 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM.