After failing to close out the National League Championship Series in Game 6, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers both went into play Saturday facing the reality of either advancing to the World Series or abruptly having their season come to an end.
The Brewers were first to light up the scoreboard as Christian Yelich took Walker Buehler deep for a solo home run in the first inning. But their 1-0 lead didn’t hold long, as Manny Machado and Cody Bellinger responded in the second inning.
What initially appeared to be a strange decision by Machado paid off.