The Aporia · Fans react to Blake Snell’s surprising start vs Brewers in NLCS Game 3

Jackson Chourio hit a 391-foot home run off Blake Snell's first pitch in Game 3 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium. The blast occurred just moments after Snell’s opening pitch clocked in at 97.6 mph, drawing immediate praise for Chourio and playful criticism directed towards Snell on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and DraftKings Sports. Additionally, fans took to criticizing the play-by-play broadcaster Joe Davis for failing to recognize the homer, with one user posting a gif of an exhausted SpongeBob questioning Davis’s competence.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-15, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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The Los Angeles Dodgers faced a must-win situation on October 14 in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the Milwaukee Brewers, who had taken a commanding 2-0 lead after winning both games in Milwaukee. The Dodgers turned to starting pitcher Blake Snell, hoping he could help avoid a daunting 0-3 deficit. Despite an impressive start, Snell was immediately challenged when Jackson Chourio of the Brewers hit a solo home run on his first pitch, giving Milwaukee an early 1-0 lead. Chourio's homer not only gave his team momentum but also made him the Brewers' all-time postseason home run leader at just 22 years old, surpassing Juan Soto and Kyle Schwarber with six career playoff homers.

The series had seen the Brewers display impressive offensive and defensive capabilities, tying Game 1 with a game-tying homer and winning Game 2 despite multiple deficits. Snell's team needed to respond effectively if they hoped to stay in contention for their potential third consecutive World Series title.

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Dodgers barely had time to blink before Brewers’ Jackson Chourio made history same event · 100%

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“Both articles describe Jackson Chourio hitting a leadoff home run off Blake Snell in Game 3 of the NLCS on the first pitch, occurring at the same time and place.”

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“The articles describe different games in the NLCS series between the Dodgers and Brewers, with Article A discussing Game 1 before it happens while Article B covers a specific play from Game 3.”

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“Both articles describe Game 3 of the NLCS between Brewers and Dodgers on October 14, focusing on similar details including Chourio's home run in the first inning.”

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“Article A discusses Game 3 odds and performance statistics, while Article B focuses on a specific moment during the game involving Blake Snell and Jackson Chourio's home run. Although both articles mention Game 3 of the NLCS, they describe different aspects and moments.”

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@dandrige posted a gif of SpongeBob slowly dragging his knees while looking visibly exhausted and commented, “Joe Davis doesn’t even know our players names.” @TheMes_Age went on to question Davis‘ call on the play as they wrote, “Is Joe Davis OK?

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Fans react to Blake Snell’s surprising start vs Brewers in NLCS Game 3 · assertive framing

Jackson Chourio wasted no time by getting after Blake Snell in Game 3 of the NLCS. asserted

Chourio → waste → NLCS

Chourio saw a 97.6 mph four-seam fastball on the first pitch of the game and blasted it 391 feet over the fence in right-center Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. asserted

Chourio → see → Stadium

Chourio’s solo shot gave the Brewers an early lead in the first inning. asserted

shot → give → inning

Snell rebounded immediately, using 12 pitches to strike out the next three batters. asserted

Snell → rebound → batters

After MLB posted Chourio’s solo shot on X, baseball fans were quick to praise him and troll the Dodgers. asserted

fans → post → Dodgers

DraftKings Sports posted a photo of the character Aragorn from “Lord of The Rings” drawing his sword as he is set to battle an entire army on his own and captioned the post, “Jackson Chourio taking on the Dodgers.” asserted

Chourio → post → Dodgers

Budweiser also commented on the post and wrote, “HE WAS READY TO PLAY TONIGHT.” asserted

HE → comment → post

Through 10 at-bats in the NLCS, Chourio is batting .300 against the Dodgers. asserted

Chourio → bat → Dodgers

@totalismlb commented on the post and took a shot at Snell by writing, “106 off the bat on the very first pitch he sees, snell’s night already a mess.” asserted

night → comment → pitch

Snell’s pitch was also being compared to a meatball sub, as @SleeperMLB wrote, “Blake Snell with a meatball sub 😭.” asserted

@SleeperMLB → compare → sub

Before Chourio’s statement home run, Snell told Dylan Hernandez of the California Post that Game 3 was going to be a redemption night for him after a disappointing performance in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Braves. asserted

Game → tell → Braves

Other fans decided to take a shot at play-by-play broadcaster Joe Davis, who serves as a Dodgers commentator during the regular season. asserted

who → decide → season

Davis → post → play

Fans react to Blake Snell’s surprising start vs Brewers in NLCS Game 3

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