When it became clear that the Milwaukee Brewers were indeed still a powerhouse, the logical thing to do was to identify their biggest obstacle in a potential National League Championship Series rematch versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. The starting pitching rotation jumped out as a long-term concern when Brandon Woodruff suffered a devastating shoulder injury […]
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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is still mired in a deep slump, but could his power drought be tied to a potential lack of confidence?
The Atlanta Braves may have spent another season navigating a multitude of pitching injuries, but it was ultimately the lineup that let them down in October. Bounced from the postseason after falling in four games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series, the Braves will attempt to solve the individual and […]
The championship series are set, with the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers battling for the right to represent the National League and the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays competing for the American League pennant, but for the rest of MLB front offices, bolstering teams via free agency takes precedent.
The Dodgers add pitcher Justin Wrobleski to their 26-man NLCS roster against Milwaukee, leaving off infielder Hyeseong Kim for Game 1 on Sunday.
The promise of a low-scoring game was fulfilled in the NLCS opener, as the Brewers needed only a pair of runs to improve on last postseason’s outcome, having been swept by the Dodgers the last time out. There was plenty of frustration to go around for the Dodgers offensively—especially so considering how effective they were […]
Pat Murphy did not exactly roll out the welcome mat for Tarik Skubal. Hours before NLCS Game 1, the Brewers manager said he wanted to step on the Dodgers ace's throat, and then his team went out and beat him 2-1.
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Despite an underwhelming outing from Jacob Misiorowski, the Milwaukee Brewers outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers to open the NLCS.
Pat Murphy said the Brewers needed to be better prepared for the NLCS this time. Game 1 proved he meant it. With Jacob Misiorowski leading the way, Milwaukee played like the team with the best record in baseball, taking a 2-1 win over the Dodgers and an early lead in the series. Now Dave Roberts […]
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The Braves’ failure to add a real game-changing starter at the trade deadline was one of the hottest storylines of the entire season. They were reportedly in on Tarik Skubal, but per Ken Rosenthal, they never got close before he was shipped to the Dodgers — the very team that would go on to end […]
The Milwaukee Brewers opened the National League Championship Series with a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday at American Family Field. While rising star Brice Turang’s home run helped Milwaukee get on the scoreboard, it was rookie Luis Lara who came through in the clutch against Tarik Skubal, the two-time reigning American […]
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The beginning of the 2026 National League Championship Series also meant the beginning of a new scorebug for Fox. Fox debuted a new MLB scorebug and some new graphics on its Game 1 broadcast of the NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night. Fox shows off a new scorebug for…
A few minutes into the broadcast of Game 1 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and the Brewers on Sunday night, Mini Margalus yelled a sentence from the living room that I didn’t expect: “Daaaaaaaaaad! I don’t see Munetaka Murakami!” Mini Margalus — referred to as such here because he was born four minutes into…
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Good morning! The Milwaukee Brewers took a 1-0 NLCS lead last night as starter Jacob Misiorowski was picked up by his elite bullpen after a rocky outing to silence the Los Angeles Dodgers. Another exciting day of baseball awaits as NLCS Game 2 begins at 2 PM and ALCS Game 1 at 5 PM. MLB […]
The Brewers aren’t getting swept this time around. Milwaukee took Game 1 of the NLCS with a tight 2-1 win over the Dodgers. While they didn’t light up the scoreboard, the Brewers did score more runs than they did in any game during last year’s NLCS. 1. Turang takes Skubal deep The biggest swing of […]
Milwaukee Brewers versus Los Angeles Dodgers Part Two, Jacob Misiorowski versus Tarik Skubal, small market versus big market, however you wanted to look at it, the 2026 NLCS had plenty of storylines to follow. On Sunday, the series actually began with a game that was as hard fought as everyone expected. It was the Dodgers […]
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal had little criticism of the pitch that Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang turned into a home run during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Despite the Dodgers’ 2-1 loss to Milwaukee, Skubal maintained that he could live with his pitch selection. Turang led off the fourth […]
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The Dodgers came up just short in Game 1 of the NLCS, falling 2-1 to the Brewers on Sunday night, leaving the tying run on base to end the game. Kyle Tucker was that runner in scoring position after a two-out walk off Milwaukee closer Trevor Megill. Josue De Paula followed with a walk off […]
On Sunday night, the Milwaukee Brewers gained the first advantage in the National League Championship Series. The result? A hard-fought 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers at American Family Field. For the Dodgers, the first game highlighted the growing offensive problems that are still endangering their chances in October. Although they kept putting pressure […]
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Repeating the score of last year’s Game 1 of the NLCS, this time around the Brewers got the better end of a 2-1 result. The home team survived a short Jacob Misiorowski outing with outstanding work from its bullpen, beating a Dodgers offense that could not get on the board after the second inning. The […]
Good morning, Purple Row! The Championship Series is in full swing and the Brewers are up 1-0 on the Dodgers after last night’s victory. They will remain in Milwaukee for one more game, while the ALDS kicks off in Tampa Bay tonight between the Rays and the Guardians. The Arizona Fall League is also in […]
We've reached the midpoint of Major League Baseball's 2026 postseason, with just three best-of-seven series remaining to determine whether the Los Angeles Dodgers can pull off the three-peat.
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! I hope you enjoyed the weekend, and if you’re one of those who is off today for the federal holiday, I hope you have a relaxing day. We’re still many months from the next Orioles game, but the League Championship Series has begun. Last night, the Brewers and Dodgers kicked off […]
The beginning of the new work meek also lines up with one of the last times this year that we’ll see multiple MLB games on the same day. After the Brewers eked out a 2-1 win over the Dodgers in the NLCS opener last night, they’ll play Game 2 late this afternoon while the Rays […]
Milwaukee limited the Dodgers to a single run in Game 1; against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, that might not be enough.
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