Jackson Chourio opens NLCS Game 3 with first-pitch leadoff homer, his sixth postseason long ball

Jackson Chourio opened Game 3 of the National League Championship Series with a first-pitch leadoff home run off Los Angeles Dodgers starter Blake Snell, immediately putting the Milwaukee Brewers ahead 1-0. The solo shot cleared right-center on the game’s first pitch and was the only run Milwaukee scored in that contest.

Dodgers hitters rallied afterward and Los Angeles won Game 3 by a 5-1 score, a victory that also completed a 4-0 sweep of the NLCS. According to reporting, the homer marked Chourio’s sixth postseason home run, a milestone that made him the first player to reach six postseason homers before turning 23.

The New York Post reported Chourio was 22 and in his third postseason, and that before the at-bat he had been tied with Juan Soto and Kyle Schwarber at five postseason home runs. The Post also gave Chourio’s postseason totals as 20 hits and 17 RBIs entering or through this stage of the postseason.

Accounts note the pitch by Snell was a first-pitch fastball that the New York Post reported at 97.6 mph; Chourio connected and sent the ball over the fence in right-center. AOL’s report highlighted that Chourio had previously homered on the first pitch in the NLCS in the same field area during last year’s series against the Dodgers.

Game-level context in the sources says the Dodgers overcame the early deficit and scored five runs while holding the Brewers to one, producing the 5-1 final. AOL and headline reports corroborate that Los Angeles closed the series with a four-game sweep.

The coverage emphasizes two lines of significance: the immediate game impact of the leadoff homer — a one-run lead that was the Brewers’ lone offense in Game 3 — and the personal milestone for Chourio as a young slugger in postseason play.

The outlets differ in the detail they emphasize: AOL framed the homer primarily as an early-game moment inside the series narrative and referenced a similar play in the prior year’s NLCS, while the New York Post framed the at-bat as a record-setting achievement and provided Chourio’s cumulative postseason statistics.

What is documented in the reports is limited to the at-bat, the pitch speed reported by one outlet, the game score, the sweep outcome, and Chourio’s age and postseason totals as reported by the New York Post.

No source in this package provides additional independent verification of the 97.6 mph pitch speed or underlying play-by-play beyond the described outcomes, and no source offers differing figures for Chourio’s postseason totals in a way that contradicts the Post’s account.

This moment added to Chourio’s postseason profile: the combination of an immediate leadoff impact and a record for his age group is the narrative both outlets highlight, even as the Dodgers’ win in Game 3 and the sweep decide the series outcome.

The documentation in the pack supports the homer, the game score, the sweep, Chourio’s age, and his reaching six postseason home runs as the principal verified facts.