With the Milwaukee Brewers down to their final out in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series and trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by one run with the bases loaded, Brice Turang came within inches of what would have been a game-tying hit by pitch.

But reflex caused Turang to back away, and he struck out swinging at a neck-high fastball on the next pitch as the Dodgers opened the best-of-seven series with a 2-1 victory .

"Well, if you see me look in the dugout, I'm thinking, 'Damn,'" Turang said, according to MLB.com. "I know it. Everybody knows it. I couldn't tell you why I did it, I just got out of the way. That's just how it is."

Brewers manager Pat Murphy defended his second baseman after the game, characterizing the move as human nature.

"When the ball is coming t

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