Milwaukee Brewers 2B Brice Turang Explains Why He Refused To Take One For The Team In Loss To Dodgers

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00:00Milwaukee Brewers' second base Bryce Turang explains why he refused to take one for the team in loss to Dodgers.

00:08If the Milwaukee Brewers failed to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series and reach the World Series,

00:15then second baseman Bryce Turang might have a moment that will haunt him for life.

00:20Turang, a former first-round pick, came to the plate with two outs against the Dodgers, losing 2-1 with the bases loaded.

00:27Facing a 1-2 count against Blake Trinan, he had a chance to tie or win the game for the Brewers.

00:33However, with a chance to tie the game, Turang instinctively avoided a pitch that was about to hit him instead of taking one for the team.

00:41One pitch later, he struck out.

00:43Afterward, Turang explained his surprising reaction.

00:47Naturally, the brain alerts the body to avoid harmful objects.

00:51While many athletes overcome this reaction, Turang hasn't.

00:54His instincts took over against the Dodgers, missing an opportunity to tie the game by getting hit.

01:01Well, if you see me look in the dugout, I'm thinking,

01:03Damn, Turang said.

01:05I know it. Everybody knows it.

01:08I couldn't tell you why I did it.

01:10I just got out of the way. That's just how it is.

01:13Unfortunately, it didn't dawn on Turang until too late that he should have just dealt with the pain of getting hit by the pitch.

01:19You turn your leg. You wear it, he said.

01:22Just like a natural reaction to get out of the way.

01:25The last pitch, he's a big sinker guy.

01:27He threw a four-seamer up at the top. That's just what it is.

01:30You move on. As much as it sucks, you move on.

01:33Rather than crucify his platinum-glove second baseman,

01:37Brewers manager Pat Murphy attempted to provide some perspective.

01:40When the ball is coming towards you, your natural thing, it's a breaking ball.

01:45Your natural thing is to do that, Murphy said.

01:48And I know he was thinking the same thing after the ball passed.

01:51It happens. He'll learn from that situation.

01:53But it's hard.

01:54Even if you try to maneuver yourself, it's hard to get hit by the pitch because it's so reactionary.

02:00You can understand why Murphy wouldn't throw his player under the bus, especially not publicly.

02:04But in a series where the margins are so slim, Tarang's self-preservation instincts could prove immensely costly.