NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: DODGERS VS BREWERS

October 11, 2026

Brice Turang

Jacob Misiorowski

Luis Lara

American Family Field

Milwaukee Brewers

Postgame 1 Press Conference

Brewers - 2, Dodgers - 1

Q. Brice, can you just take us through that at-bat against Skubal?

BRICE TURANG: Yeah, I didn't want to foul a ball off my knee again, so I was like I'm going to stay inside of this one. Not try to do too much, just drive back up the middle and get inside of it.

Yeah, I just got it. Just trying to stay inside of it, drive it up the middle, and sometimes less is more.

Q. Jacob, how would you describe the stuff you had tonight, and what did you think of their approach against you, fouling all those balls off?

JACOB MISIOROWSKI: I didn't think I had my best stuff. Obviously good enough to make it work. Props to my defense behind me and all the support they gave me.

Their approach was really good, obviously trying to foul stuff off and get me out of the ballgame and try not to go deep in the game. So they really did their thing, and I had guys behind me helping me.

Q. This is for Jacob. There's obviously a lot of hype on this pitching matchup tonight. When you're going into a game like this, you're facing that team, it's Game 1 of this series, you're pitching against Tarik Skubal, do you almost dream about how you would like that game to go?

JACOB MISIOROWSKI: I mean, I think you dream a lot every game. I don't think there's any set pitching matchup. I think it's more just like being in this moment and pitching in this game versus who's across the field.

Q. When the game unfolds and maybe, I don't know, people home are thinking this might be the night you strike out 17 and it's a very different kind of game, is doing what you do about trying to navigate the game that presents itself as opposed to whatever people think is about to happen?

JACOB MISIOROWSKI: Yeah, of course. The goal in any game is to get the win. That's the big thing, and we did that tonight. No, you can't go in a game with a game plan and plan to strike out 17. You've got to just do what they give you and roll with the punches.

Q. In reference to if that was a dream moment there being able to come through with your first hit to put you up ahead.

LUIS LARA: The dream for me is to win the World Series. That will be the dream moment is we're able to complete that. Obviously very happy that I was able to come through and come through for my teammates and that we were able to get the win.

Q. Luis, when you think about the postseason, when you were growing up in Venezuela, who were the teams you were watching, who were the players you were watching when you were a kid at this time of year?

LUIS LARA: The truth is I didn't like the game of baseball a whole lot whenever I was a kid. As a kid, I didn't watch a whole lot of it, but at the same time, around that time Houston was making the playoffs a lot, getting to watch a lot of Jose Altuve.

Now getting to live it and experience it myself, it's just incredible.

Q. Luis, the ability to -- you saw Skubal's best fastball in the previous at-bat. What allowed you to be so ready for the change-up, a first pitch change-up in the at-bat where you had the RBI?

LUIS LARA: Really I was just looking to push the runner across. That was the only thing that was going through my mind. That's what I'm focused on in that moment is just finding a way to connect, put the ball in play, and find a way for the run to score. Thanks to God I was able to do that.

Q. Brice, with this team a lot of things that are talked about is the makeup and character of the group. When you think about the last year, from the last time you guys were in an LCS till now and what you were able to accomplish, what's gone into the growth of this group together where you could have a game like tonight where you're behind, come back late, Game 2 in the NLDS, and be able to have these moments?

BRICE TURANG: I think the buy-in factor with everyone buying into what we're trying to accomplish and kind of our style of play. Then not only that, like guys are getting more experience, they're learning the game -- even for me, still learning, getting experience. That's a big factor in this. Then not giving up when we are behind in the game and knowing that we can do it, we can make up runs.

This group is really, really good with that, and it's part of the buy-in factor that these guys have done. It's part of learning and understanding and wanting to learn. It's really cool to see every day guys are learning, every day guys are getting better. Yeah, it's been fun.

Q. Brice, on that homer, I think it was 96 sinker, left on left on inside corner. Can you explain how you managed to shoot that out to left field 380 feet?

BRICE TURANG: Yeah, again, just trying not to hit it off my legs anymore. Yeah, if that's one way to help you stay inside of a ball is hit a ball off your leg or your foot, then maybe that's what it was for. Yeah, I was just trying to stay inside of it and drive it back up the middle.

Q. Had you ever hit one, a pitch inside like that out to left? Any homers like that similarly in your life?

BRICE TURANG: Man, you're asking somebody who didn't hit much homers when I was younger. I mean, maybe. Left on left, I don't know about that. There's -- yeah, I'm not sure. It definitely felt good. It was one of those things where you just are trying to do something and you end up doing something like that. So it was pretty cool.

Q. Jacob, what did you make of the guys in the bullpen behind you, the job they did and that they've done all postseason behind the starter?

JACOB MISIOROWSKI: It's been amazing. It's everything we can ask for. Those guys are grinding out there. Every day being able to put up zeros, that's the game. That's the goal. It's amazing what they're doing and the work they're putting in.

Q. Jacob, just on that point, like as a fellow pitcher, you've got obviously nasty stuff, but what do you like when you watch those relievers specifically? Like what impresses you about their arsenal or just how they go about it?

JACOB MISIOROWSKI: I think a prime example for me is DL. The dude comes in and gets a quick out, stops the threat, and that's his thing. He does it really well.

Obviously I could go on and on about guys in the bullpen, but they go in, they know their role, know what they're going to do with the ball, and execute it well. So it's everything we ask for.

Q. Brice, Murph talked about you just staying late and working on things the other day. What was your focus, and how good did it feel just to have that pay off tonight?

BRICE TURANG: Yeah, staying late, very blessed to have some guys who were staying late with me and helping me out through those times. Sometimes it's just good to go in there -- I don't do it very often. Some years I don't do it at all. But I just felt like I needed to stay after, get some more swings in, and just kind of talk it out, maybe hear what someone's got to say.

Sometimes it's just going in there and hitting, and maybe you feel something and you're like, okay, there it is. And then just having conversation.

I love trying to figure it out. A lot of us love doing that. So kind of grew up hitting all the time for late hours of the night. So sometimes it brings me back to being a kid a little bit and enjoying just going in there and hitting in the cage.

Q. It seems like Dodgers were focusing on making contact rather than full swings against you tonight. Did you get the same impression? If so, how did that impact your pitching tonight?

JACOB MISIOROWSKI: No, it's the same as the last outing I had against the pat Padres. I think that was the same goal. Both teams did really well. Last game I kind of went away from my strategy going in, and this one I stuck with it and focused like, okay, I've still got the heater. They're not on it, but I've got to trust it.

So didn't change much, but they definitely had a game plan going in and stuck with it and stuck with it good.

Q. Brice, I'm sure you knew the series was going to be tight coming into it. What did tonight's game, if anything, tell you about the way this series is going to be played?

BRICE TURANG: Yeah, you're going to be in situations of the game where big swing, big strikeout, and just being able to prepare for that. Yeah, these are the games we live for. Like we love doing this. This is why we play the game is just to go out there and compete.

Those situations are really fun to be in. They bring out a little edge of people, and it's really cool to see. It's fun to be a part of. Just games like this are really big. Guys like him who are going out there and competing and he's going out there and pitching, getting ground balls, turning double plays, like seeing that side of the game as well is really cool for me.

Q. Jacob, what's the emotion after a game like this, after you competed like that? Are you exhausted? Are you ecstatic? And I know you smirk now, but -- and then what's your process? Do you study your own game tonight if you can't sleep or go through it and analyze? There's a lot to analyze, Shohei, the balk. What do you look at and when?

JACOB MISIOROWSKI: Tonight really just kind of take the night off. Exhausted obviously. No, probably the next day or two, you look back at the outing and try to understand what the balk was exactly I did. No, you kind of take what you get and kind of go with it. See the approach they had and see if I can make a change with it or anything like that. Read swings a little bit better. So get ready for the next one.