MILWAUKEE (AP) — Blake Snell allowed one baserunner in eight shutout innings before Los Angeles' bullpen barely held on as the Dodgers opened the National League Championship Series with a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.

Blake Treinen struck out Brice Turang with the bases loaded to end the game. Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer for Los Angeles to break a scoreless tie in the sixth.

The Dodgers led 2-0 when they handed the ball to rookie Roki Sasaki in the ninth after Snell struck out 10 batters and threw 103 pitches. Sasaki had worked 5 1/3 scoreless innings while adjusting to a bullpen role in the NL Division Series against Philadelphia, but he wasn't nearly as sharp Monday.

Isaac Collins drew a one-out walk and Jake Bauers hit a ground-rule double that bounced

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