Brewers Beat Padres 4-3 on Chourio Walk-Off, Lead NLDS 2-0 Jackson Chourio crushed a 109.5 mph walk-off single in the ninth inning to give Milwaukee a 4-3 win over San Diego and a 2-0 NLDS lead. Jackson Chourio lined a 109.5 mph single to center field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, driving in Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick to give the Milwaukee Brewers a stunning 4-3 walk-off win over the San Diego Padres. Padres Postseason Run EndedThe victory gives Milwaukee a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series. The Padres entered the postseason as Major League Baseball's hottest team. They rolled through the wild card series against the Chicago Cubs, shutting down one of the league's best offenses and winning by a combined score of 12-1. San Diego's offense was led by a resurgent Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill.Unexpected contributors like Dustin Harris, Luis Campusano and Ty France also stepped up. Aggressive trades brought in Robbie Ray to strengthen the rotation behind Michael King and Nick Pivetta. The Padres run through September was magical. They went 18-6 to clinch a playoff berth.Desperately needing a win on Sunday to tie the series 1-1, San Diego sent ace Michael King to the mound against Logan Henderson. King was brilliant, going five innings and allowing just three hits and one run with no walks while striking out six. For most of the game, it looked like that would be enough. But as the old adage goes, it's never over until it's over.Padres Take Early LeadThe Padres jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a Ty France single. They added another with uncharacteristically poor defense from Milwaukee. In the sixth, Brice Turang made an error on a routine double play ball from Tatis. That allowed Tatis to reach and sent Campusano to third base with one out.Harris grounded into a force out that let Campusano score to extend the lead to 2-0. Milwaukee scratched across a run in the sixth, but San Diego once again got it back thanks to Ty France. In the seventh, the defensive miscue tables turned.Second baseman Jake Cronenworth made an error on a David Hamilton grounder, letting Garrett Mitchell score to make the score 3-2. Earlier in the game, Padres first baseman Ty France hit an almost certain home run that ricocheted off the stadium's roof. The ball fell harmlessly into the glove of outfielder Jackson Chourio. The same Chourio hit a mammoth two-run homer off Ray to tie the score earlier in the game.It would not be his last big moment of the weekend. With the game and series on the line in the eighth, the Padres turned to All-World closer Mason Miller. Miller had a 1.67 ERA in the regular season. He got through the eighth on just 12 pitches.Chourio Walks Off Final InningBottom of the ninth, 3-2 game, and Miller started to show cracks in his seemingly invincible armor. After getting Garrett Mitchell to ground out, he walked Yelich, then Sal Frelick. When he got Andrew Vaughn to fly out to center for the second out, the Brewers pinch hit Gary Sanchez. Sanchez worked the third walk of the inning to load the bases.Then came the decision that will be second guessed in San Diego for years to come. The lineup turned over after Sanchez, bringing up Chourio, Milwaukee's best hitter. Miller rarely gets more than three or four outs or throws more than 20 to 25 pitches in an outing. He had by that point reached 34 pitches.He had gotten through five outs but walked three hitters in the inning. Instead of going to another reliever to get the final out, manager Craig Stammen left Miller in to face Chourio. On a 2-2 pitch, Chourio crushed a liner to center for a stunning 4-3 walk-off win. Miller blew just three saves in the regular season and allowed just 37 total hits.But he faced nine hitters on Sunday, far more than a typical outing. While his velocity never really dipped, three walks showed he was not as sharp as he typically is. It is understandable Stammen wanted to live and die with the best relief pitcher in baseball instead of risking it with someone like Jason Adam or David Morgan.Questioning Stammen Bullpen DecisionBut at 34 pitches, facing the best hitter Milwaukee has, having already walked three hitters, it is reasonable to wonder if the Padres would have been better off going to the bullpen.