Brewers manager Counsell dug deep into his bullpen for a 6-5 win in Game 1 on Friday night that left the Dodgers rueing their defensive mistakes, but feeling good about taking a bite out of the Brewers’ bullpen. There won’t be much time to rest; Game 2 is this afternoon.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Gary Woodland birdied the 18th hole Saturday for a 5-under 67 to move into a three-way tie for the lead with Marc Leishman and Shubhankar Sharma after three rounds of the CIMB Classic. Woodland just missed an eagle putt, while Sharma (66) and Leishman (67) had to settle for pars on the par-five final hole. Playing in the last threesome of the day, the leading trio had 54-hole totals of 19-under 197 on the TPC Kuala Lumpur West course. They had a two-stroke lead over Louis Oosthuizen, who moved up the leaderboard with a 65, and first-round leader Bronson Burgoon (67). Stewart Cink shot 63 for the low round of the day and was four strokes off the lead. Justin Thomas, trying to win the tournament for the third time in four years, had a 69 and was at 12 under, seven behind. Leishman had an eagle and three birdies on his first five holes to be 5 under, but was 1 over on the back nine with bogeys on the 11th and 13th after a birdie on the 10th. Only 18 of the 78-man field failed to shoot in the 60s Saturday.
Milwaukee’s out-getters both thrived and survived in an NLCS-opening win. But can the Brew Crew possibly walk the same fine line three more times to put away the Dodgers?
Brewers pitcher Blake Woodruff and his historic homer off Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was extra special two years after he lost his brother.
Clayton Kershaw had one of the worst postseason outings of his career Friday, but his teammates made a lot of defensive mistakes behind him.
The Wolves capped an eventful week Friday night with a lackluster 143-121 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in their preseason finale, a performance that Karl-Anthony Towns called “unacceptable.”
The Brewers ran their winning streak to 12 games with Friday night’s 6-5 victory over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS. That means Wisconsin restaurant chain George Webb will reward fans with free hamburgers next week.
Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night at Miller Park was a nine-inning primer on how the Brewers got to this point — a harrowing 6-5 win over the Dodgers that gave Milwaukee a 12th straight victory and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Milwaukee struck early and took a big lead on L.A. ace Clayton Kershaw, eventually hanging on in a tense finish for the Game 1 victory.
Milwaukee struck early and took a big lead on L.A. ace Clayton Kershaw, eventually hanging on in a tense finish for the Game 1 victory.
