Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 10/4/26, 10:58 AM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 10/4/26 at 11:13 AM in MLB Picks

The Brewers, who were heavy favorites in the pre-game odds to win Game 1 of the division series against the Padres, won the game, but narrowly, 3-2, in a game that included controversy. King for the Padres and Henderson for the Brewers will be the starting pitchers for Game 2.

Misiorowski opened the series with a 105 mph pitch; the android and flamethrower, however, struggled in the second inning, where Campusano's RBI single and Cronenworth's productive out put San Diego up 2-0.

That's when the Brewers' ghosts resurfaced. They had a 103-win regular season, but they didn't want to repeat a lackluster postseason. Undoubtedly, the Venezuelan duo's hits were decisive: Chourio, who tied the game in the bottom of the third, and Contreras, who drove in the winning run with a solo home run. In the end, Megill managed to get the save, albeit in a bizarre fashion, as the stadium roof helped keep a ball inside the plate after a hit by France that otherwise looked like a home run.