Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Blake Snell allowed one hit over eight innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers fended off a late rally to beat the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the NLCS.
The Dodgers took the lead with a 362-foot Freddie Freeman home run in the sixth inning of the 2-1 triumph Monday in Milwaukee. They added another run on a bases-loaded walk in the ninth, but needed to survive several Brewers threats in the final half inning to steal the road victory.
"I feel like the whole postseason I've been pretty locked in and pretty consistent," Snell told reporters.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was dominant for the start of Game 1, retiring the first six Brewers batters in order. He allowed his lone hit to Brewers third baseman Caleb Durbin in the third, but did not allow another baserunner. Snell also issued 10 strikeouts in his eight-inning gem.
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