# Brewers Win NLCS Game 1

> Brewers edge Dodgers in NLCS opener with Turang homer and Lara run.
- Title: Brewers Win NLCS Game 1 · Milwaukee Brewers On SI | Shortify
- Summary: Brewers edge Dodgers in NLCS opener with Turang homer and Lara run. Milwaukee Brewers beat Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS Game 1 with Brice Turang's home…
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- Source: Milwaukee Brewers On SI — https://si.com/mlb/brewers/onsi/brewers-biggest-winners-losers-from-nlcs-game-1-win-over-dodgers-pat3
- Published: 2026-10-12T12:05:36+00:00
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- Topics: mlb, national league championship series, brice turang, luis lara, milwaukee brewers, los angeles dodgers, tarik skubal, nlcs game 1, sports
## Brewers Strike First
The Milwaukee Brewers struck first on sunday night and have the early lead in the national league championship series over the los angeles dodgers.
## Close Game
Unsurprisingly, it was a low-scoring and close game with jacob misiorowski taking the hill for the brewers and tarik skubal for the dodgers.
## Brewers Win 2-1
The brewers won, 2-1, thanks to a brice turang homer, a well-timed luis lara rbi base hit and yet another elite performance from the milwaukee bullpen.
## Brice Turang
Turang struggled in the national league division series against the san diego padres. turang went 2-for-16 at the plate with three strikeouts, one stolen base and two walks.
## Turang's NLCS Breakout
The switch immediately flipped in the nlcs, though.turang looked like himself and belted a homer off skubal to give the brewers their first run of the night and knot the score in the fourth inning.
## Luis Lara
The rookie was in the lineup because the lefty skubal was on the hill. the decision worked out and lara drove in what would go on to be the game-winning run with a single up…
## Brewers Bullpen
Misiorowski tossed 4 1/3 innings before handing the ball off to the bullpen. it shined once again. the brewers' bullpen combined for 4 2/3 shutout innings and just two base hits.
## Tarik Skubal
Throughout the summer, skubal was linked to the brewers as a potential trade chip when he was still a member of the detroit tigers.things didn't work out.
## Losers
Smith and hernandez combined to go 0-for-6 at the plate in game 1. both have been struggling throughout the playoffs so far. smith is slashing .053/.100/.053. hernandez is slashing .111/.111/.444.
## Key takeaway

Milwaukee Brewers beat Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS Game 1 with Brice Turang's home run and Luis Lara's game-winning hit.