Brewers escape Game 1 after roof-aided out ends Padres' hopes - ESPN

MILWAUKEE — William Contreras hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 in their National League Division Series opener Saturday night after a potential go-ahead homer by the Padres' Ty France hit the American Family Field roof and landed in outfielder Jackson Chourio's glove for an out.

San Diego had a runner on first with one out in the ninth inning when France hit a towering fly ball that struck a railing on the roof before Chourio caught it in fair territory on the left-field warning track.

Under the stadium's ground rules, any batted ball striking the roof or one of its cables in fair territory is a fair ball that can be caught for an out, so Chourio's catch retired France. The Padres unsuccessfully challenged that France's drive was a foul ball.

«We joked about it at the umpire meeting today about what would happen if the ball hit the roof. And it was unlikely, but it happened,» Padres manager Craig Stammen said. «Unfortunately, a bad break for us. Looked like it was a possible home run. Just didn't go our way.»

Jackson Merrill then lined out to right to end the game.

Chourio also hit a two-run homer as the Brewers won for the 16th time in 19 games. San Diego lost for only the fourth time in its past 24 outings despite chasing Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski after four innings.

This best-of-five series continues Sunday with a Game 2 pitching matchup featuring San Diego's Michael King (12-10, 3.21 ERA) and Milwaukee's Logan Henderson (11-3, 2.47).

Contreras had gone just 1-for-20 against the Padres this season before delivering the biggest hit of the game on a 3-2 pitch from Adrian Morejon. As his 406-foot shot cleared the wall in right-center