Backed by a solid outing by Yovani Gallardo, Prince Fielder capped the run support for the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game One of their NLDS.
Gallardo went eight awesome innings, surrendering just the one run on four hits, walking one and striking out nine for his very first postseason victory. He simply out-dueled opposing pitcher and NL Cy Young candidate Ian Kennedy, matching a Brewers record in K's for the postseason.
Jerry Hairston, Jr. kicked off the scoring with a sacrifice fly that scored Ryan Braun in the fourth before Jonathan Lucroy added an RBI single in the sixth. The very next inning, Fielder smashed an effortless bomb into deep right field to give the Brewers a 4-0 lead.
Braun had a big hand in the victory as well, collecting three hits and scoring on two of them. Ryan Roberts hit a solo shot for the Diamondbacks in the eighth, but that was all the scoring Milwaukee would allow. John Axford pitched a perfect ninth for his first postseason save after converting his last 43 in row during the regular season.
The teams will head back to Miller Park Sunday for Game Two, featuring former Cy Young Award recipient Zack Greinke against Diamondbacks righty Daniel Hudson.
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