Turang homers and Milwaukee's bullpen delivers as the Brewers beat the Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS opener
Brice Turang had one sweet swing, Luis Lara delivered and Milwaukee's bullpen was terrific once again.Looking for a breakthrough, the Brewers are off to a flying start in the NL Championship Series.Turang homered off Tarik Skubal and four Milwaukee relievers shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers after Jacob Misiorowski's taxing outing, sending the Brewers to a 2-1 victory in Game 1 on Sunday night.Lara hit a tie-breaking single off Skubal in the fifth inning as Milwaukee jumped ahead in the first NLCS matchup of 100-win teams since the Cincinnati Reds eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies in 1976. Milwaukee had dropped seven consecutive postseason games against Los Angeles, including a sweep in last year's NLCS.The Brewers are among five current teams that have never won it all."The dream for me is to win the World Series," Lara said through an interpreter.
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