Los Angeles Dodgers ace Blake Snell overwhelmed the Milwaukee Brewers for eight innings and first baseman Freddie Freeman added another postseason homer to his Hall of Fame resume as the Dodgers survived a shaky ninth inning to capture a 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Monday at American Family Field.
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Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki permitted a run in the ninth before manager Dave Roberts turned to veteran Blake Treinen to record the final out.
Snell faced the minimum while allowing one hit and striking out a postseason career-high 10 batters. Freeman took rookie Chad Patrick deep for the first Dodgers run, and his teammates squeezed a second run out of Brewers closer Abner Uribe in the ninth.
The Brewers benefited from a preposterous double play in
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