NL DIVISION SERIES: PADRES VS BREWERS

October 3, 2026

Jackson Chourio

William Contreras

American Family Field

Milwaukee Brewers

Postgame 1 Press Conference

Brewers - 3, Padres - 2

Q. Jackson, can you tell us everything that you saw on that fly ball? Did you think it was going to stay fair? Did you think it was going to be a home run? And did you know the rule?

JACKSON CHOURIO: On that one right there, I wasn't all that sure of what the rule was, and I wasn't really all that sure that it actually did hit anything.

I thought I had a chance on that ball kind of the whole time off the bat. Then the only thing I kind of realized it changed direction a little bit, but I thought I had a bead on it for the majority of the time.

Q. (Question in Spanish)?

WILLIAM CONTRERAS: These are the games that I had to play, the games that are close, the games where the fans are able to bring more adrenaline. These decisive games where it comes down to the wire and it's close there at the end, I feel like it gives me more energy. And I feed off the fans' energy there. I'll be ready again tomorrow and ready to attack with the same plan.

Q. Jackson, did you think that ball might get out for a home run? And William, from your viewpoint down the line, did you think it was going foul?

WILLIAM CONTRERAS: I think if that ball doesn't hit there it might break the glass up there (indiscernible). But thankfully we got an outfielder like Jackson out there that's never given up on a play and was looking at the play.

From my vantage point that I had I wasn't looking at the ball necessarily the entire way. When I saw it change direction I was looking more at Jackson.

JACKSON CHOURIO: Off the bat, I think I thought it was going for a second. Again, I was able to see it and think I had a chance on the ball the whole time. I'm not sure, but I think that ball might have tailed foul at the end.

Q. William, what did you make of Jacob's outing today? Looked like they were maybe fouling off a lot of pitches. How was he compared to how he usually is? What was different?

WILLIAM CONTRERAS: I think everyone's going to be prepared for the Cy Young winner in the National League in Jacob. Everyone is going to come in with a plan and turn up their intensity whenever they're facing him.

I didn't think it was a bad start by any means by him, but it wasn't his best either. But for that reason we're a team and we're united. And we have the bullpen that we have that was able to do the job that they did to lock it down there on the back end.

Q. Jackson, we talk constantly about your age and how calm, cool and collected that you are, but how are you able to stay so level-headed? And Murph said you're smiling all the time, and after that homer you're letting out a roar. At the end of the day, you are still 22. How are you able to push that to the side and have these types of performances?

JACKSON CHOURIO: I'm the type of player that I'm always going to give everything I have. I'm always going to give 100 percent. I like playing in these scenarios. I like playing in these kind of games.

So, again, I'm always going to go out there and give everything I have and enjoy the game. And very happy for the way things were able to go for us today.

Q. This season the Brewers didn't hit a lot of home runs compared to other teams. They're bottom in the league. But to win the game tonight using your home runs, how satisfying was that that you were able to accomplish that?

WILLIAM CONTRERAS: I like it. I like it that we won that way. Obviously there's a lot of people in the public opinion that think that we're not able to connect with the big hits, with the homers.

I like that today that's how the game shook out and we were able to win like that. And we were able to show that we were able to play that game as well.

Q. Jackson, did you know that you now have the most homers in the postseason in Brewers history? And how do you feel about having that title at 22?

JACKSON CHOURIO: Happy. It makes me very happy, happy to know that. And I just hope that I hit a lot more.

WILLIAM CONTRERAS: Only 22 years.

Q. William, can you kind of describe the home run, both what you saw the pitch coming at you and the ball leaving? It looked like you were pretty confident as it left the bat?

WILLIAM CONTRERAS: I was focused on putting the ball in play there. I think with two strikes, in my head I was thinking that the ball was going to come on the inner half a little more and he was going to come in on me. But I'm not sure exactly where the location of that pitch was, how far away it was.

But just happy that I was able to put the ball in play, I was able to go, and we were able to win the game there with that hit.

Q. Jackson, can you explain what William means to this team at the plate and what he does behind the plate?

JACKSON CHOURIO: Like I've always said, I think William's a very, very special player. I think he's very special on both sides of the ball, what he does for us defensively and offensively.

So I've said it a lot. I love the way he plays the game. For me, I think he's definitely someone to follow his lead and to look up to and the way that he does play the game.

So I think he's someone that's extremely important to us, extremely important to this clubhouse the way he supports us, leads us and gets us going.