The Dodgers were able to secure early control of the National League Championship Series on Monday by hanging on for a 2-1 victory over the Brewers in Game 1. Things came down to one final at-bat in the ninth inning and the outcome may have swung on Brice Turang's instinctual move to avoid getting hit by a pitch.
Playoff baseball is about as tense of a proposition in existence but the series opener was even more of a high-wire act as every pitch carried the possibility to determine victory and defeat. L.A. was ultimately able to secure the win and celebrate in front of their Brewers' hosts—a celebration that likely included a palpable sense of relief.
