Brewers edge Padres 3-2 in NLDS opener that features bizarre play in 9th inning

San Diego had a runner on first with one out in the ninth inning when France hit a towering flyball that struck a railing on the roof before Chourio caught it in fair territory on the left-field warning track.

Under the stadium's ground rules, any batted ball striking the roof or one of its cables in fair territory is a fair ball that can be caught for an out, so Chourio's catch retired France. The Padres unsuccessfully challenged that France's drive was a foul ball.

"We joked about it at the umpire meeting today about what would happen if the ball hit the roof. And it was unlikely, but it happened," San Diego manager Craig Stammen said. "Unfortunately, a bad break for us. Looked like it was a possible home run. Just didn't go our way."