Chourio's walkoff single off Miller puts Brewers on brink of NLCS

Jackson Chourio hit a two-out, two-run walkoff single off Mason Miller in the bottom of the ninth, scoring Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick and handing the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-0 series lead over the San Diego Padres, per www.justbaseball.com.

The 22-year-old worked a 2-2 count before driving a 101.3 mph fastball to right field. The hit pushed the Padres to the brink of elimination and put Milwaukee one win away from a trip to the NLCS.

Chourio came to the plate with the bases loaded after Miller lost the strike zone in the ninth, allowing three batters to reach on walks. The rookie outfielder swung for the fences early, falling behind 1-2, then fought back to even the count before delivering the game-winner.

The Brewers now hold a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, with San Diego needing to win three straight to advance.

BACK-AND-FORTH BATTLE

The Padres jumped in front first in Game 2, just as they did in Game 1, per www.justbaseball.com. A two-out walk to Manny Machado in the first inning extended the inning, then a wild pitch from Henderson and a single from Ty France drove Machado home for the first run of the game.

San Diego extended its lead to 2-0 in the top of the fifth on errors by Brice Turang and Cooper Pratt. Milwaukee gained the run right back in the bottom half of the frame on a Christian Yelich double that broke up San Diego starter Michael King's perfect game, followed by Sal Frelick's RBI single.

The Padres added an insurance run in the top of the seventh, though once again the Brewers gained it right back a half inning later. That left the score at 3-2 going into the eighth, when San Diego turned to star closer Mason Miller for a six-out save.