The team that scored the second most runs in Major League Baseball did what they do best on Saturday afternoon. In Game 1 of the NLDS, the Milwaukee Brewers scored in the first two innings to jump out to a 9-1 lead after two innings.
That nearly broke the record of the St. Louis Cardinals from 2019. They scored 10 runs in the first two innings in a win over the Atlanta Braves.
The Cubs were forced to use three pitchers during the first two innings. Matthew Boyd retired just two batters, allowing four hits and six runs. Michael Soroka went an inning and allowed five hits and two runs. Aaron Civale came into the game with two outs in the second inning.
His first batter was Jackson Chourio. After a single and a double in the first inning, the 21-year-old reached on an infield single to third base to make it 9-1. Chourio was forced to leave the game following that play with an injury. Bryce Turang then struck out to end the inning.
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Game two of the best-of-five series will come on Monday. The series will remain in Milwaukee before they head to Chicago for Game 3, and a potential Game 4.
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