Brewers drop Game 3 of NLDS in another tightly fought battle, 4-3
Crew not able to come up with clutch hit late as Padres cut series lead to 2-1
In Game 3 of the National League Division Series, the Milwaukee Brewers fell short in a close, hard-fought battle against the San Diego Padres, losing 4-3 and dropping their lead in the series to 2-1. The contest started off intense, with Jackson Chourio hitting a leadoff homer for San Diego, but Milwaukee's Jackson Merrill made an impressive sliding catch on the warning track to negate the extra bases.
The Brewers struggled with a high pitch count, with Jake Bauers and William Contreras both striking out. In the top of the fourth, Chourio managed to tie the game with a homer, but the Padres quickly took the lead and never relinquished it. Star pitcher Nick Pivetta made several key pitches to keep the Padres ahead, including a walk to Manny Machado and a forced out at second.
The Brewers mounted an impressive rally in the bottom of the inning, but Mitchell's inability to drive in the go-ahead run proved to be the difference.
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