{
  "id": 13878855,
  "title": "Brewers edge Dodgers 2-1 in National League Championship Series opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/brewers-edge-dodgers-2-1-in-national-league-championship-series-opener",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/10/12/baseball/brewers-dodgers-nlcs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, the Milwaukee Brewers edged out the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1. Brewers' slugger Brice Turang hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, catching the Dodgers off guard. The Brewers' bullpen then shined, giving up just four hits over four and two-thirds scoreless innings to secure the lead. Despite a strong showing from Dodgers ace Tarik Skubal, his counterpart Jacob Misiorowski kept the Dodgers' batters at bay, allowing only one run in the second inning. The Brewers' clutch performance in the late innings, particularly Luis Lara's run-scoring single, sent the series to Game 2 in Milwaukee.",
  "summary": "One year after they were unceremoniously swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS, the Brewers thrilled fans in Milwaukee.",
  "key_points": [
    "Milwaukee Brewers defeat Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS opener.",
    "Brice Turang hits solo home run in fourth inning.",
    "Brewers bullpen allows only four hits over 4.2 scoreless innings."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Milwaukee's ability to combine timely power with dominant relief pitching establishes an early defensive blueprint that forces Los Angeles to find more offensive consistency in the series.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}