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VIDEO SHOWS: SECURITY TIGHT IN UDINE AHEAD OF ITALY-ISRAEL MATCH FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIER  TEMPLATE ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW 

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VIDEO SHOWS: 31-SHOT RALLY IN MEN'S ROUND ONE OF 2025 ALMATY OPEN BETWEEN BERNARD TOMIC AND CORENTIN MOUTET SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – see restrictions before use)   CORENTIN MOUTET BEATS BERNARD TOMIC 6-1, 7-6 (11-9). 1. BERNARD WINS 31-SHOT RALLY ON SERVE DURING THE SECOND SET TIE BREAK WITH FOREHAND WINNER 2. TOMIC LIES DOWN ON COURT / MOUTET CLIMBS OVER THE NET TO HELP HIS OPPONENT UP 3. MATCH POINT – MOUTET WINS AS BERNARD'S ATTEMPTED BACKHAND OVERHEAD VOLLEY HITS THE NET / PLAYERS EMBRACE & SHAKE UMPIRE'S HAND STORY: Bernard Tomic won an impressive 31-shot rally, but ended up losing to eighth seed Corentin Moutet in Round One at the Almaty Open on Monday (October 13). With the second set locked at 6-6 (6-6), Australian Tomic's forehand winner ended the game's standout point, as the pair rallied for 48 seconds on centre court. Ultimately Frenchman Moutet would progress to the next round, having breezed through the first set (6-1), but made to work harder to win the second set (7-6), taking the tiebreak 11-9. Moutet will face the winner of Laslo Djere and Alexander Shevchenko in the Round of 16, with play to begin after 1900GMT on Tuesday (14 October). (Production: Joseph Andrews)

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VIDEO SHOWS: VARIOUS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO AT 2025 GAZA PEACE SUMMIT. SHOWS: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (FIFA – Editorial use only) 1. FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO ARRIVES AT 2025 PEACE SUMMIT. 2. INFANTINO SHAKES HANDS WITH EGYPT PRESIDENT ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI. 3. INFANTINO POSES FOR PHOTO WITH ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI. 4. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP GREETS INFANTINO. 5. TRUMP AND INFANTINO POSE FOR PHOTO. 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO, SAYING:  "Well, football’s role has to be to support, has to be to unite, has to be to give hope in the region. In Gaza, in Palestine, we will, of course, help to rebuild all the football facilities. We will help to bring football back – together with the Palestinian Football Association – in every corner of the country. We will bring balls, we will build pitches, we will bring instructors, we will help organise competitions, we will launch a fund to help rebuild football infrastructure in Palestine. And everyone who wants shall contribute. We ourselves have contributed with mini pitches, with the FIFA Arenas, and we want the whole world to contribute, because football brings hope to children. And it’s very, very important. I realised it here today in my conversations with all the leaders in the world. They all want to contribute. They all see the importance of football to unite, to bring people together – now, this year in the Middle East, next year, of course, in North America, in Canada, in Mexico and in the United States with the FIFA World Cup, which also has the full support, of course, of President Trump, but also of the President of Mexico and the Prime Minister of Canada. And all together we will welcome the world in North America from the 11th of June to the 19th of July for a month of celebration of humanity, of togetherness, which is what the world needs today." 7. WORLD LEADERS POSE FOR PHOTO BEHIND 'PEACE 2025' SIGN. STORY: FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among more than 20 world leaders to attend the peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday (October, 13). The summit, co-chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, set out to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East.  Speaking at the summit, Gianni Infantino highlighted the role of football in bringing hope to the region.  (Production: Lucy Thomson)

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VIDEO SHOWS: 31-SHOT RALLY IN MEN'S ROUND ONE OF 2025 ALMATY OPEN BETWEEN BERNARD TOMIC AND CORENTIN MOUTET FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – see restrictions before use)  CORENTIN MOUTET BEATS BERNARD TOMIC 6-1, 7-6 (11-9). 1. BERNARD WINS 31-SHOT RALLY ON SERVE DURING THE SECOND SET TIE BREAK WITH FOREHAND WINNER 2. TOMIC LIES DOWN ON COURT / MOUTET CLIMBS OVER THE NET TO HELP HIS OPPONENT UP 3. MATCH POINT – MOUTET WINS AS BERNARD'S ATTEMPTED BACKHAND OVERHEAD VOLLEY HITS THE NET / PLAYERS EMBRACE & SHAKE UMPIRES HANDS STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: VARIOUS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO AT 2025 GAZA PEACE SUMMIT. SHOWS: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (FIFA – Editorial use only) 1. FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO ARRIVES AT 2025 PEACE SUMMIT. 2. INFANTINO SHAKES HANDS WITH EGYPT PRESIDENT ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI. 3. INFANTINO POSES FOR PHOTO WITH ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI. 4. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP GREETS INFANTINO. 5. TRUMP AND INFANTINO POSE FOR PHOTO. 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO, SAYING:  "Well, football’s role has to be to support, has to be to unite, has to be to give hope in the region. In Gaza, in Palestine, we will, of course, help to rebuild all the football facilities. We will help to bring football back – together with the Palestinian Football Association – in every corner of the country. We will bring balls, we will build pitches, we will bring instructors, we will help organise competitions, we will launch a fund to help rebuild football infrastructure in Palestine. And everyone who wants shall contribute. We ourselves have contributed with mini pitches, with the FIFA Arenas, and we want the whole world to contribute, because football brings hope to children. And it’s very, very important. I realised it here today in my conversations with all the leaders in the world. They all want to contribute. They all see the importance of football to unite, to bring people together – now, this year in the Middle East, next year, of course, in North America, in Canada, in Mexico and in the United States with the FIFA World Cup, which also has the full support, of course, of President Trump, but also of the President of Mexico and the Prime Minister of Canada. And all together we will welcome the world in North America from the 11th of June to the 19th of July for a month of celebration of humanity, of togetherness, which is what the world needs today." 7. WORLD LEADERS POSE FOR PHOTO BEHIND 'PEACE 2025' SIGN. STORY: FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among more than 20 world leaders to attend the peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday (October, 13). The summit, co-chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, set out to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East.  Speaking at the summit, Gianni Infantino highlighted the role of football in bringing hope to the region.  (Production: Lucy Thomson)

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VIDEO SHOWS: VARIOUS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO AT 2025 GAZA PEACE SUMMIT. SHOWS: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (FIFA – Editorial use only) 1. FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO ARRIVES AT 2025 PEACE SUMMIT. 2. INFANTINO SHAKES HANDS WITH EGYPT PRESIDENT ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI. 3. INFANTINO POSES FOR PHOTO WITH ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI. 4. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP GREETS INFANTINO. 5. TRUMP AND INFANTINO POSE FOR PHOTO. 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO, SAYING:  "Well, football’s role has to be to support, has to be to unite, has to be to give hope in the region. In Gaza, in Palestine, we will, of course, help to rebuild all the football facilities. We will help to bring football back – together with the Palestinian Football Association – in every corner of the country. We will bring balls, we will build pitches, we will bring instructors, we will help organise competitions, we will launch a fund to help rebuild football infrastructure in Palestine. And everyone who wants shall contribute. We ourselves have contributed with mini pitches, with the FIFA Arenas, and we want the whole world to contribute, because football brings hope to children. And it’s very, very important. I realised it here today in my conversations with all the leaders in the world. They all want to contribute. They all see the importance of football to unite, to bring people together – now, this year in the Middle East, next year, of course, in North America, in Canada, in Mexico and in the United States with the FIFA World Cup, which also has the full support, of course, of President Trump, but also of the President of Mexico and the Prime Minister of Canada. And all together we will welcome the world in North America from the 11th of June to the 19th of July for a month of celebration of humanity, of togetherness, which is what the world needs today." 7. WORLD LEADERS POSE FOR PHOTO BEHIND 'PEACE 2025' SIGN. STORY: FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among more than 20 world leaders to attend the peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday (October, 13). The summit, co-chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, set out to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East.  Speaking at the summit, Gianni Infantino highlighted the role of football in bringing hope to the region.  (Production: Lucy Thomson)

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SPORTS DAILY OUTLOOK – TUESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2025 . EXPECTED: . TENNIS-NINGBO/ – Day two of the Ningbo Open – a WTA 500 tournament. EDIT DELIVERY TIME TBA. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ITA-ISR/FANS – Fans gather in Udine for the World Cup qualifier between Italy and Israel with both teams needing the victory in their bids to reach next year's tournament. EDIT DELIVERY TIME TBA. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-QAT-ARE/ – Qatar play the United Arab Emirates in Doha in Group A of the fourth round of Asian World Cup qualifying. EDIT EXPECTED AFTER 2100GMT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-SAU-IRQ/ – Saudi Arabia play Iraq in Jeddah in Group B of the fourth round of Asian World Cup qualifying. EDIT EXPECTED AFTER 2230GMT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ITA-ISR/ – Italy and Israel speak to media following their World Cup qualifier in Udine. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 2330GMT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ZAF/ – POSSIBLE ONLY – South Africans celebrate as their nation qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 2010. MONITORING ON MERIT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-BEN/ – People in Benin celebrate as their nation qualify for the World Cup for the first time ever. MONITORING ON MERIT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-GHA/ – POSSIBLE ONLY – Gabonese celebrate as their nation qualify for the World Cup for the first time ever. MONITORING ON MERIT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP-SEN/ – POSSIBLE ONLY – Senegalese celebrate as their nation qualify for the World Cup. MONITORING ON MERIT . BASEBALL-MLB-MIL-LAD/ – Game two of the MLB National League Championship Series. EDIT DELIVERY TIME TBA. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES . TENNIS-BRUSSELS/ – Day two of the European Open – an ATP 250 tournament in Brussels. ON MERIT . TENNIS-ALMATY/ – Day two of the Almaty Open – an ATP 250 tournament. ON MERIT . TENNIS-STOCKHOLM/ – Day two of the Nordic Open – an ATP 250 tournament in Stockholm. ON MERIT . SURFING-WSL/ – The latest action from the Saquarema Pro, the fifth round of the 2025 World Surf League Challenger Series. POSSIBLE ONLY – DEPENDENT ON WEATHER CONDITIONS DELIVERED: . 3424-BASEBALL-MLB-MIL-LAD/ – Dodgers barely preserve Blake Snell's win in NLCS opener DELIVERED 0600GMT . 3392-BASEBALL-MLB-TOR-SEA/ – Mariners club Blue Jays, sprint out to 2-0 ALCS lead DELIVERED 0240GMT . 3389-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-CPV – Cape Verde fans rejoice at reaching first ever World Cup DELIVERED 0010GMT . 3383-SOCCER-FRIENDLY-CANADA/PREVIEW – Canadian soccer team trains in New Jersey ahead of Friendly International 2025 DELIVERED 2320GMT . 3386-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-CPV/ – Cape Verde overcome nerves to qualify for first World Cup DELIVERED 2240GMT . 3161-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ESP-BGR/PREVIEW – Spain closing in on World Cup spot despite injury setbacks DELIVERED 2210GMT . 3220-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-NGA-BEN/PREVIEW – Soccer -Benin confident ahead of World Cup qualifierB with Nigeria DELIVERED 2120GMT . 3362-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-CIV-KEN/PREVIEW – Ivory Coast eye attacking play against Kenya in World Cup qualifier DELIVERED 2040GMT . 3230-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-LVA-ENG/PREVIEW – Kane fit for England's game in Latvia where World Cup qualification awaits DELIVERED 2020GMT . 3174-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ITA-ISR/PREVIEW-ISRAEL – Soccer – World Cup – European qualifiers – Israel MD-1 press conferences & training DELIVERED 1850GMT . 3192-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-SAU-IRQ – Saudi coach Renard say Iraq game most important of his career DELIVERED 1840GMT . 3153-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-POR-HUN-PREVIEW – Portugal looking to wrap up World Cup qualification at home against Hungary DELIVERED 1820GMT . 3177-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ITA-ISR/PREVIEW-ITALY – Soccer – World Cup – European qualifiers – Italy MD-1 press conferences & training DELIVERED 1700GMT . 3323-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-DZA-UGA/PREVIEW – World Cup-bound Algeria gear up for Uganda test DELIVERED 1700GMT . 3280-CYCLING-RECORD – Briton breaks own cycling speed Guinness World Record DELIVERED 1630GMT . 2958-SOCCER-FRIENDLY-JPN-BRA/PREVIEW – Ancelotti eyes on World Cup trophy for Brazil DELIVERED 1610GMT . 3151-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ITA-ISR/PREVIEW-SECURITY – Udine steps up security ahead of Italy-Israel World Cup qualifier DELIVERED 1320GMT . 3149-BRITAIN-CONKERS/ – Top players conker all at nut-cracking championships DELIVERED 1200GMT . 3157-MOTOR-RALLY-REBELLE/ – One-of-a-kind Rebelle Rally underway in U.S. DELIVERED 1150GMT . 3136-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ESP-BGR/PREVIEW – Spain trains ahead Bulgaria World Cup qualifier DELIVERED 1030GMT 3096-TENNIS-NINGBO . More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen . Television Editorial Support / tvsports@thomsonreuters.com Tel: +44 20 7542 2244

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM GAME ONE OF THE MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BETWEEN THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS AND THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (MLB – See script for restrictions) MILWAUKEE BREWERS V LOS ANGELES DODGERS 1-2 BOTTOM 1ST 1. LOS ANGELES DODGERS’ STARTER BLAKE SNELL STRIKES OUT MILWAUKEE BREWERES’ CHRISTIAN YELICH / REPLAY 2. BLAKE SNELL STRIKES OUT WILLIAM CONTRERAS 3. BLAKE SNELL WALKING BACK AFTER ENDING INNING SHOTS OF SHOHEI OHTANI'S EARLY INNINGS –  TOP 1ST AND TOP 3RD 4. OHTANI WALKS 5. VARIOUS OF BREWERS' FANS CHEERING WITH FLAGS  6. OHTANI FLIES OUT TO LEFT FIELDER ISAAC COLLINS BOTTOM 3RD 7. BLAKE SNELL PICKS OFF CALEB DURBIN  8. CUTAWAY OF DURBIN / CUTAWAY OF SNELL 9. REPLAYS X 2 TOP 6TH 10. FREDDIE FREEMAN HOMERS ON A FLY BALL TO RIGHT FIELD TO PUT DODGERS 1-0 AHEAD 11. REPLAY 12. MOOKIE BETTS CHEERING 13. OHTANI CHEERING IN DUGOUT 14. SLOW-MOTION OF FREDDIE FREEMAN CELEBRATING BOTTOM 6TH 15. BLAKE SNELL STRIKES OUT Caleb Durbin   16. DURBIN WALKING BACK 17. BLAKE SNELL STRIKE SOUT ISAAC COLLINS 18. UMPIRE SIGNALLING OUT 19. COLLINS WALKING BACK  TOP 7TH 20. OHTANI GROUNDS OUT SHARPLY TO FIRST BASEMAN ANDREW VAUGHN / TWO OUTS 21. VAUGHN WALKING BACK 22. OHTANI RUNNING BACK BOTTOM 8TH 23. BLAKE SNELL STRIKES OUT SAL FRELICK TO END INNING 24. FRELICK REMOVING HELMET AND DROPPING BAT 25. SNELL WALKING BACK TO APPLAUSE AND REACHES DODGERS DUGOUT TOP 9TH 26. MOOKIE BETTS WALKS / MAX MUNCY SCORES TO MAKE IT 2-0 TO DODGERS  27. BREWERS FANS REACT 28. BREWERS DUGOUT REACTS 29. OHTANI 30. MUNCY IN DODGERS DUGOUT BOTTOM 9TH 31. JACKSON CHOURIO OUT ON A SACRIFICE FLY TO CENTER FIELDER ANDY PAGES / ISAAC COLLINS SCORES TO MAKE IT 1-2 FOR BREWERS 32. REPLAY OF CHOURIO HIT 33. DODGERS’ RELIEVER BLAKE TREINEN STRIKES OUT BRICE TURANG WITH THE BASES LOADED, SECURING THE DODGERS' 2-1 VICTORY   34. REPLAY 35. BLAKE TREINEN CELEBRATING WITH WILL SMITH 36. BRICE TURANG REACTS AS HE WALKS BACK 37. BREWERS FANS REACT 38. DODGERS CONGRATULATING EACH OTHER INCLUDING BLAKE SNELL STORY: Blake Snell allowed just one hit over eight scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for a 2-1 victory when the Milwaukee Brewers left the bases loaded in the ninth inning of the National League Championship Series opener on Monday (October 13). Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer in the sixth inning and Los Angeles increased the lead to 2-0 in the top of the ninth when Mookie Betts drew a bases-loaded walk. Roki Sasaki replaced Snell to open the bottom of the ninth and issued a one-out walk to Isaac Collins. Jake Bauers followed with a pinch-hit ground-rule double to center, forcing Collins to halt at third. Jackson Chourio followed with a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 2-1. Christian Yelich walked before Blake Treinen took over on the mound and walked William Contreras to load the bases. Treinen then fanned Brice Turang swinging on a 2-2 fastball for the save. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Tuesday in Milwaukee. Snell (3-0) allowed only a leadoff single in the third to Caleb Durbin, and then, one out later, picked him off first. Snell struck out 10 and did not walk a batter in a 103-pitch outing. Freeman snapped a scoreless tie in the sixth with his first homer of the postseason, a one-out solo shot to right on a 3-2 pitch from Chad Patrick (0-1). The Brewers escaped a bases-loaded situation in the fourth with a bizarre inning-ending double play. Bulk reliever Quinn Priester walked Teoscar Hernandez to open the frame, and Will Smith and Tommy Edman delivered consecutive one-out singles. Max Muncy then sent a deep fly that center fielder Sal Frelick deflected high off the wall and back into his glove, forcing the runners to delay. Shortstop Joey Ortiz fired the relay home for a forceout. Catcher Contreras then ran to third and tagged the bag for another forceout. The Brewers escaped again in the fifth when Enrique Hernandez hit a leadoff double and Shohei Ohtani was walked intentionally with one out. Betts then bounced into another inning-ending double play. The Dodgers' ninth-inning run came off Abner Uribe, who gave up one hit and walked three in his lone frame. Six pitchers worked for the Brewers, including Priester, who threw four shutout innings. Milwaukee went 6-0 in the regular season against the Dodgers, sweeping home-and-away three-game series. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM GAME ONE OF THE MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BETWEEN THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS AND THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (MLB – See script for restrictions) MILWAUKEE BREWERS V LOS ANGELES DODGERS 1-2 BOTTOM 1ST 1. LOS ANGELES DODGERS’ STARTER BLAKE SNELL STRIKES OUT MILWAUKEE BREWERES’ CHRISTIAN YELICH / REPLAY 2. BLAKE SNELL STRIKES OUT WILLIAM CONTRERAS 3. BLAKE SNELL WALKING BACK AFTER ENDING INNING SHOTS OF SHOHEI OHTANI'S EARLY INNINGS –  TOP 1ST AND TOP 3RD 4. OHTANI WALKS 5. VARIOUS OF BREWERS' FANS CHEERING WITH FLAGS  6. OHTANI FLIES OUT TO LEFT FIELDER ISAAC COLLINS BOTTOM 3RD 7. BLAKE SNELL PICKS OFF CALEB DURBIN  8. CUTAWAY OF DURBIN / CUTAWAY OF SNELL 9. REPLAYS X 2 TOP 6TH 10. FREDDIE FREEMAN HOMERS ON A FLY BALL TO RIGHT FIELD TO PUT DODGERS 1-0 AHEAD 11. REPLAY 12. MOOKIE BETTS CHEERING 13. OHTANI CHEERING IN DUGOUT 14. SLOW-MOTION OF FREDDIE FREEMAN CELEBRATING BOTTOM 6TH 15. BLAKE SNELL STRIKES OUT Caleb Durbin   16. DURBIN WALKING BACK 17. BLAKE SNELL STRIKE SOUT ISAAC COLLINS 18. UMPIRE SIGNALLING OUT 19. COLLINS WALKING BACK  TOP 7TH 20. OHTANI GROUNDS OUT SHARPLY TO FIRST BASEMAN ANDREW VAUGHN / TWO OUTS 21. VAUGHN WALKING BACK 22. OHTANI RUNNING BACK BOTTOM 8TH 23. BLAKE SNELL STRIKES OUT SAL FRELICK TO END INNING 24. FRELICK REMOVING HELMET AND DROPPING BAT 25. SNELL WALKING BACK TO APPLAUSE AND REACHES DODGERS DUGOUT TOP 9TH 26. MOOKIE BETTS WALKS / MAX MUNCY SCORES TO MAKE IT 2-0 TO DODGERS  27. BREWERS FANS REACT 28. BREWERS DUGOUT REACTS 29. OHTANI 30. MUNCY IN DODGERS DUGOUT BOTTOM 9TH 31. JACKSON CHOURIO OUT ON A SACRIFICE FLY TO CENTER FIELDER ANDY PAGES / ISAAC COLLINS SCORES TO MAKE IT 1-2 FOR BREWERS 32. REPLAY OF CHOURIO HIT 33. DODGERS’ RELIEVER BLAKE TREINEN STRIKES OUT BRICE TURANG WITH THE BASES LOADED, SECURING THE DODGERS' 2-1 VICTORY   34. REPLAY 35. BLAKE TREINEN CELEBRATING WITH WILL SMITH 36. BRICE TURANG REACTS AS HE WALKS BACK 37. BREWERS FANS REACT 38. DODGERS CONGRATULATING EACH OTHER INCLUDING BLAKE SNELL STORY: Blake Snell allowed just one hit over eight scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for a 2-1 victory when the Milwaukee Brewers left the bases loaded in the ninth inning of the National League Championship Series opener on Monday (October 13). Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer in the sixth inning and Los Angeles increased the lead to 2-0 in the top of the ninth when Mookie Betts drew a bases-loaded walk. Roki Sasaki replaced Snell to open the bottom of the ninth and issued a one-out walk to Isaac Collins. Jake Bauers followed with a pinch-hit ground-rule double to center, forcing Collins to halt at third. Jackson Chourio followed with a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 2-1. Christian Yelich walked before Blake Treinen took over on the mound and walked William Contreras to load the bases. Treinen then fanned Brice Turang swinging on a 2-2 fastball for the save. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Tuesday in Milwaukee. Snell (3-0) allowed only a leadoff single in the third to Caleb Durbin, and then, one out later, picked him off first. Snell struck out 10 and did not walk a batter in a 103-pitch outing. Freeman snapped a scoreless tie in the sixth with his first homer of the postseason, a one-out solo shot to right on a 3-2 pitch from Chad Patrick (0-1). The Brewers escaped a bases-loaded situation in the fourth with a bizarre inning-ending double play. Bulk reliever Quinn Priester walked Teoscar Hernandez to open the frame, and Will Smith and Tommy Edman delivered consecutive one-out singles. Max Muncy then sent a deep fly that center fielder Sal Frelick deflected high off the wall and back into his glove, forcing the runners to delay. Shortstop Joey Ortiz fired the relay home for a forceout. Catcher Contreras then ran to third and tagged the bag for another forceout. The Brewers escaped again in the fifth when Enrique Hernandez hit a leadoff double and Shohei Ohtani was walked intentionally with one out. Betts then bounced into another inning-ending double play. The Dodgers' ninth-inning run came off Abner Uribe, who gave up one hit and walked three in his lone frame. Six pitchers worked for the Brewers, including Priester, who threw four shutout innings. Milwaukee went 6-0 in the regular season against the Dodgers, sweeping home-and-away three-game series. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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