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Brice Turang's Fourth-Inning Homer Helps Brewers Beat Skubal, 2-1
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang hit a game-tying home run in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
The Brewers went on to beat Tarik Skubal and win 2-1.
Turang had struggled in the previous playoff round, going 2-for-16 against the San Diego Padres.
Two nights before the series began, he stayed late with Brewers hitting staff to work on his swing.
Against Skubal, he pulled his hands in on a 95.5 mph sinker and drove it 384 feet to the opposite field.
The homer helped spark Milwaukee's offense, which later knocked Skubal out of the game.
Turang had been one of the Brewers' most productive players during the regular season, leading the team in hits, runs and runs batted in.
Brice Turang hit a fourth-inning solo home run that helped the Milwaukee Brewers beat Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
The homer tied the game and helped spark the Brewers’ offense against Skubal.
Turang hit the 95.5 mph sinker 384 feet to the opposite field at 102.5 mph.
He had gone 2-for-16 against the Padres in the National League Division Series.
Two nights before the championship series began, Turang worked late with Brewers hitting coach Daniel Vogelbach and consultant Jace Peterson.
- Who
- The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers; Brice Turang hit the home run, and Tarik Skubal was the opposing pitcher.
- What
- Turang’s fourth-inning solo homer helped the Brewers win 2-1 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
- When
- Monday night; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Milwaukee.
- Why
- Turang’s homer tied the game and helped catalyze the Brewers’ offense.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I love trying to figure it out.
Good players are always going to come back to being good players.
Sometimes, facing a lefty gets you more locked in than anything,
I was just trying to stay inside of it and drive it back up the middle.
Turang worked late in the batting cages with hitting coach Daniel Vogelbach and consultant Jace Peterson.
Turang hit a solo homer off Tarik Skubal to tie the game.
The Brewers scored a go-ahead run in a 26-pitch inning and knocked Skubal out.
The Brewers beat the Tigers 2-1 in Game 1.
- Final score
- Brewers 2, Tigers 1
- Home run
- Brice Turang, fourth inning
- Pitcher
- Tarik Skubal
- Home run distance
- 384 feet
- Home run exit velocity
- 102.5 mph
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