Brewers pull off wild 8-6-2 double play vs. Dodgers

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers pulled disconnected a chaotic 8-6-2 inning-ending treble play against the Los Angeles Dodgers amid a scoreless Game 1 of the National League Division Series connected Monday night.

With the bases loaded and 1 retired successful the 4th inning, Max Muncy deed a heavy alert shot to halfway field. Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick was tracking the ball, and arsenic helium leapt to drawback it, the shot bounced disconnected his glove, past the wall, and past backmost into his glove.

Muncy was not retired due to the fact that the shot deed the wall, but the Dodgers' runners seemingly thought the shot was caught due to the fact that they tagged up alternatively of taking disconnected for the adjacent base.

Teoscar Hernandez went backmost to 3rd base, past took disconnected for location arsenic Frelick relayed the shot to shortstop Joey Ortiz, who fired a cleanable onslaught to catcher William Contreras, forcing Hernandez retired astatine the plate.

Contreras past ran down and touched 3rd base, getting the unit retired connected Will Smith. Smith had gone backmost to 2nd erstwhile helium thought Frelick made a cleanable catch.

The play was officially scored arsenic Muncy grounding into a treble play, adjacent though the shot ne'er touched the ground. According to ESPN Research, Muncy's double-play shot would person been a location tally successful 9 ballparks, including Dodger Stadium.

As each this was developing, Frelick had his arms retired with a quizzical look connected his face, seemingly wondering what had conscionable happened.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts challenged the telephone but some outs were upheld.

Information from The Associated Press was included successful this report.