Brewers Take 2-0 NLDS Lead Over Padres

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 in Game 1 and 4-3 in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, taking a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to San Diego. In the opener, Jackson Chourio erased an early 2-0 deficit with a 420-foot, two-run homer, setting a Brewers postseason record; at 22, he tied the record for most postseason home runs by a player before turning 23. William Contreras hit a two-out solo homer in the seventh for the winning run after starter Jacob Misiorowski allowed two runs over four innings, and Milwaukee’s bullpen held the Padres scoreless as Trevor Megill recorded a four-out save. The opener ended amid controversy when Ty France’s apparent go-ahead drive in the ninth struck the ballpark roof before Chourio caught it for an out. In Game 2, Chourio hit a two-out, two-strike walk-off single after Milwaukee rallied from a 3-1 deficit; he now shares the record for most postseason home runs before age 23 and needs one more to claim it outright.