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Blake Treinen secured his first postseason save Monday despite walking one batter and nearly hitting another in the Dodgers’ 2-1 NLCS Game 1 win.

The closer posted a 9.64 ERA in September and allowed five of 12 batters to reach in his first four playoff appearances this year.

Milwaukee’s Brice Turang dodged a bases-loaded pitch that would have tied the score, then chased a high pitch to end it.

MILWAUKEE — Blake Treinen ’s first save of the postseason was hardly a memorable performance.

He threw more balls than strikes. He walked the first batter he faced and nearly hit the second. And he got the final out on a pitch that was well out of the strike zone.

But he did get the

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