Jake Bauers Lifts Brewers With 2-Run NLCS Game 3 Homer
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Updated · OCRegister · Oct 14
Jake Bauers Lifts Brewers With 2-Run NLCS Game 3 Homer
3 articles · Updated · OCRegister · Oct 14
Summary
An 11-pitch seventh-inning duel ended with Jake Bauers crushing a go-ahead two-run homer off Blake Snell, sending Milwaukee to a 6-2 win over Los Angeles in NLCS Game 3.
Snell had dominated six innings and carried a 2-1 lead into the seventh, but a leadoff walk opened the door before Bauers sat on a fastball and drove it 412 feet.
Garrett Mitchell followed with another homer, turning Bauers' shot into back-to-back blows that left the Dodgers facing the brink of elimination.
Bauers had already changed Game 2 with a 12-pitch, two-out walk that loaded the bases for Christian Yelich's go-ahead single, making him the series' unlikely pivot point.
The 31-year-old first baseman is capping a career year—26 homers and an .874 OPS—after years of bouncing between clubs, strengthening his case ahead of free agency.