October baseball just hit different on Sunday, with Jackson Chourio lining a two-run single for a walk-off win against the Padres, giving the Brewers a 2-0 series lead. This wasn’t just any comeback, either, it was their second straight against San Diego in less than 24 hours, leaving fans absolutely stunned and the Padres needing a miracle to stay alive.
Chourio’s Clutch Comeback Sent Milwaukee Into Orbit
Seriously, you had to see it to believe it. The Brewers were staring down the barrel, trailing 3-2, with Mason Miller on the mound for the Padres trying to lock down his first six-out save since way back in 2024. Miller cruised through the eighth, but then the ninth inning happened. After a groundout, he suddenly issued the first postseason walks of his career to Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick. Then pinch-hitter Gary Sánchez worked a full count walk to load the bases. That set the stage for Chourio, who absolutely torched a 101.3 mph fastball up the middle, screaming past Jake Cronenworth’s diving backhand. Ballgame. Walk-off. Miller threw 40 pitches, his most since 2023, with 18 of them over 100 mph, including a 103.5 mph heater Chourio even fouled off earlier. Milwaukee never even led until that final swing, and they somehow pulled it off despite committing three errors that gifted San Diego two unearned runs. This dude is just built different in October. Remember Game 1? Chourio tied it up with a two-run homer, his fifth career postseason bomb, which is already a franchise record. And let’s not forget the play of the series, when he somehow snagged Ty France’s ball off the roof in the ninth!
Harris II and Fuentes Fuel Braves’ Bullpen Victory
Hours later in Los Angeles, the drama kept rolling as the Braves pulled off a 3-2 bullpen win against the Dodgers, evening their series. Michael Harris II was an absolute monster at the plate, going 3 for 4 through seven innings, missing the cycle by just a home run. He notched a single in the third, a triple in the fifth, and then a two-run-scoring double in the seventh. His biggest moment came in the fifth when the game was tied 1-1. With two outs, Harris smoked a ball the other way that Teoscar Hernández misplayed into a triple, and then he scored on a wild pitch by Kris Bubic to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead. In the seventh, he hammered a two-out double into the gap against Edgardo Henríquez, driving in Matt Olson to pad Atlanta’s lead. This isn’t new for Harris, who also crushed a three-run homer in Game 3 of the Wild Card series against the Phillies. And let’s not forget Didier Fuentes, who delivered an absolutely lights-out relief outing for the Braves, retiring the first 11 Dodgers he faced, just four days after taking the loss on Alec Bohm’s 10th-inning homer in Wild Card Game 2. What a bounce-back.
Both these series are now heading into Game 3 on Tuesday. The Padres are in a deep hole and need a win in San Diego to stay alive. Meanwhile, the Braves are sending ace Chris Sale to the mound against the Dodgers in a tied series, ready to try and grab the lead. It’s gonna be wild!
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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