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San Diego has heartbreaking loss in NLDS series opener

What a heartbreaking way to lose a game. The San Diego Padres had what appeared to be the go-ahead run over the Milwaukee Brewers when Ty France slugged a moonshot out to left field in the top of the ninth inning. Instead, the ball hit the roof and fell straight down into Jackson Chourio’s glove […]

NLDS Game 2 Discussion: Milwaukee Brewers (1-0) vs. San Diego Padres (0-1)

After a drama-filled win in Game 1, complete with homers from Jackson Chourio and William Contreras plus a roof strike in the ninth inning, the Milwaukee Brewers are looking to take a 2-0 advantage in the series this afternoon. The Brewers will have right-hander Logan Henderson on the mound, making his first career postseason start. […]

A (Brief) History of Balls Hitting The Roof

With one on and one out in the ninth inning of Saturday’s NLDS Game 1, the Padres trailing 3–2, Ty France lofted a deep fly ball to left that hit the roof at American Family Field — and dropped right into the glove of Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio. Was it a home run? An […]

Will American Family Field’s roof be open for Game 2 of Brewers vs. Padres after Game 1 shenanigans?

On Saturday evening, the Milwaukee Brewers went up 1-0 in their NLDS series against the San Diego Padres with a wild 3-2 win in Game 1. This game was the subject of immense controversy after Padres first baseman Ty France launched what looked like a sure home run in the ninth inning that would have […] The post Will American Family Field’s roof be open for Game 2 of Brewers vs. Padres after Game 1 shenanigans? appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Padres stars Ty France, Manny Machado make urgent plea to MLB after controversial non-HR in Game 1

San Diego Padres first baseman Ty France and third baseman Manny Machado want Major League Baseball to find a better technological solution for plays like the one that became the defining moment of Saturday night’s 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at American Family Field. With […] The post Padres stars Ty France, Manny Machado make urgent plea to MLB after controversial non-HR in Game 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

MLB Divisional Round: Padres at Brewers, Braves at Dodgers

The Brewers took Game 1 of their NLDS matchup against the Padres in pretty strange fashion on Saturday. Ty France’s 9th inning home run bid hit the roof of American Family Field and turned into a fly out instead. The rules are the rules but that was a pretty bizarre and unfortunate outcome that took […]

The numbers that say Padres’ Ty France wasn’t actually robbed of HR by American Family Field

The San Diego Padres fell 3-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of their National League Division Series on Saturday night at American Family Field, with Ty France’s ninth-inning fly ball becoming the game’s most controversial moment. However, the available data suggest San Diego may not have been deprived of a home run. With […] The post The numbers that say Padres’ Ty France wasn’t actually robbed of HR by American Family Field appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… Evan Grant, Time Cowlishaw and Kevin Sherrington make their predictions for the four LDS series that kicked off yesterday. Ty France’s potential go-ahead homer for the Padres in Milwaukee hit a roof cable and ended up being caught by Jackson Chourio for an out. Sam Miller noted, as an aside, that the […]

Ty France And The Padres Thwarted By Good Old Reality

Ty France talks like a guy who is pretty sure he'd socked a game-winning dinger. "I stood there and watched it, and it was going," France said Saturday, of his ninth-inning moonshot. "It was staying fair." The ball did, in fact, stay fair: Soaring down the left-field line, France's fly bonked off a roof cable and dropped, well inside fair territory and directly into the glove of Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio, for San Diego's second out of the ninth inning. France stood in disbelief, peering a...

Brewers Notebook: Contreras Powers Crew to Game 1 NLDS Win

If you somehow had the roof playing a factor into Saturday night’s game between the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres, boy do I have news for you. After umpires convened twice and awaited results of a replay review, a long drive off the bat of San Diego’s Ty France was ultimately ruled an out […] The post Brewers Notebook: Contreras Powers Crew to Game 1 NLDS Win appeared first on Just Baseball .

Brewers manager Pat Murphy hilariously credits Bob Uecker for shocking end to NLDS Game 1 vs. Padres

The Milwaukee Brewers drew first blood in their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres, but the 3-2 win at American Family Field on Saturday night will be remembered for a ninth-inning fly ball that never came down where anyone expected. With the Brewers clinging to a one-run lead, one out and a […] The post Brewers manager Pat Murphy hilariously credits Bob Uecker for shocking end to NLDS Game 1 vs. Padres appeared first on ClutchPoints .