Brewers overcome rough Jacob Misiorowski start with William Contreras and Jackson Chourio homers to take 1-0 lead over Padres

The Milwaukee Brewers aren't used to doing things the hard way when Jacob Misiorowski is on the mound. That doesn't mean they aren't ready.Despite getting only four innings from the presumptive NL Cy Young Award winner, the Brewers defeated the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the NLDS. Game 2 is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET Sunday in Milwaukee.After falling down 2-0 in the second inning, the Brewers can thank Jackson Chourio, William Contreras and their bullpen for the comeback. Chourio evened the game in the third inning with a two-run homer, then Contreras broke the tie in the seventh inning with a solo homer.ONE. HUGE. SWING 💥WILLIAM CONTRERAS PUTS THE @BREWERS IN FRONT 😤 pic.twitter.com/z7TM598c8q— MLB (@MLB) October 4, 2026 Meanwhile, the Brewers bullpen combined for five scoreless innings against a red-hot Padres lineup, with Trevor Megill closing the game with a four-out save against the top of the Padres' order.It wasn't a normal save, though. With one out in the ninth, Ty France hit a high fly ball that looked like it had the distance for a go-ahead home run, but it hit a railing in the roof and fell into the glove of Jackson Chourio. France believed he had a homer, but replay review deemed it an out. The game was over one batter later.Oh. My. Goodness.This ball hit by France looked to potentially be a go-ahead home run, but it hit the roof and was caught, and was ruled an out. pic.twitter.com/E6pnoausP7— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 4, 2026 Between the Chourio and Contreras homers was a steady exchange of scoring opportunities. The Brewers' bullpen was by no means dominant, with five hits allowed, three walks and a hit-by-pitch.However, they never broke. Neither did Misiorowski, for that matter. Four innings of two-run ball is well below the flame-thrower's standards, and we know he was amped, given that he threw the hardest pitch in postseason history to open the game, but it could have been much worse for Milwaukee.After the second inning, Misiorowski was up to 58 pitches and had failed to get the swing-and-misses that he rode to historic dominance in the regular season. The Padres fouled off 30 of his pitches across four innings, a historic total, making him grind and grind.But Misiorowski got through it and kept San Diego within reach. His success has been one of the biggest stories in baseball this year, but the Brewers are hardly a 103-win team only due to him. They have a deep, patient lineup. They have a great defense. They have one of the best bullpens in the game.All of that was on display over the final five innings Saturday, and it allowed the Brewers to weather a Padres team that steamrollered the NL Central rival Chicago Cubs in the wild-card round. San Diego entered the game with wins in 19 of its past 22 games and appeared on track to add another, but Milwaukee fought back and took Game 1.