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Are you ready for a rematch of the 2025 NLCS? The Dodgers swept the Brewers in last year’s NLCS in easy fashion. The Brewers scored just four runs in the series, one in each game. I, like most baseball fans I suspect, hope they can do better this time around.

The final four teams standing are the Dodgers, Brewers, Rays, and Guardians. That’s a team that has won the last two World Series, two teams that have never won, and a team that last won in 1948. Unless you are a full-time Dodgers fan, rooting for them in this postseason is a bad look.

In the regular season, the Brewers went 4-3 against the Dodgers. It was a very even series; the Dodgers outscored them 27-25. The Brewers are the top seed in all of baseball this year with 103 wins. They were also the top seed last year but it didn’t help them much.

Tonight’s pitching matchup is dreamy, to say the least. The Dodgers are sending out Tarik Skubal, the two-time reigning AL Cy Young. For the Brewers, it’s Jacob Misiorowski, who led the league in ERA, WHIP, and strikeouts this season. He regularly throws over 100 mph, and I mean regularly. It’s a pitching matchup that makes me feel like the Orioles getting their own Championship Series is so far away.

Dodgers lineup

Mookie Betts, SS

Freddie Freeman, 1B

Will Smith, C

Shohei Ohtani, DH

Teoscar Hernández, LF

Max Muncy, 3B

Andy Pages, CF

Kyle Tucker, RF

Kiké Hernández, 2B

Brewers lineup

Jackson Chourio, LF

Brice Turang, 2B

William Contreras, C

Jake Bauers, 1B

Andrew Vaughn, DH

Garrett Mitchell, CF

Cooper Pratt, SS

Luis Lara, RF

Joey Ortiz, 3B

The Guardians completed the come from behind victory to eliminate this year’s version of 2023’s D-backs, and also prove that the Pope is not, in fact, infallible. So we are down to the final four. In the American League, the Rays host the Guardians, with that series getting under way tomorrow. But we begin with the National League, and we’ll see if the Brewers can knock off the Dodgers, after being swept by them here in 2026. They did win more games in the regular season, and took the season series 4-3. Curiously each side won the road series while losing the home one.

The Brewers did beat Tarik Skubal on August 16, though he allowed only one run over six innings that day. Jacob Misiorowski had the same line the previous day, and got the W, so…. This one might be the best pitching match-up of the season. Should be a fun one.

• Los Angeles Dodgers @ Milwaukee Brewers (0-0): 5 pm, FOX/FOX One

For the second year in a row, the Dodgers and Brewers begin the National League Championship Series in Milwaukee.

Tonight's #NLCS Game 1 Dodgers lineup at Brewers: pic.twitter.com/p2pNR7cJHu

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 11, 2026

NLCS Game 1 info

• Teams: No. 2 seed Dodgers at No. 1 seed Brewers
• Ballpark: American Family Field, Milwaukee
• Start time: 5:15 p.m. PT
• TV: Fox, FS1 (Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci)
• National radio: ESPN Radio (Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville)
• Local English radio: AM 570 (Stephen Nelson, Rick Monday)
• Local Spanish radio: KTNQ 1020 AM (José Mota, Luis Cruz)

The first step to seeing who represents the National League in the World Series begins Sunday night in Milwaukee. Can the Brewers finally break the stranglehold that the Dodgers have had on the NL the past 2 seasons? We’ll begin the discovery process Sunday night as first pitch is scheduled for 7pm central time. Game broadcast will be available from Fox/FS1.

Happy Thanksgiving. We have a turkey cooking, and people are coming over. So I don’t know how much of today’s game I will get to watch. But it will be good to have some family time.

As is the norm lately, there is little Blue Jays news. Vladimir Guerrero had laser eye surgery. Apparently, Bo Bichette had it last year. I don’t know if we should blame his vision for this last season. But seeing better can’t hurt.

Lineups for tonight’s game:

Go Brewers Go. I really would like an upset.

This is going to be a really interesting series. Can the evil Los Angeles Dodgers, whose ownership has been allowed to run rampant with deferrals and exemptions from revenue sharing payments, three-peat? Or will the scrappy, super-analytical Milwaukee Brewers finally break through and reach the World Series?

We’re going to get a whale of a pitching matchup with which to begin finding out. RHP Jacob Misiorowski will defend home court as he takes on the two-time AL Cy Young winner, and most recent Dodgers superstar acquisition, Tarik Skubal.

The game is set for 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX from American Family Field in Milwaukee, while the ALCS gets underway on Monday night.

LHP Tarik Skubal (1-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob Misiorowski (0-0, 4.50 ERA) is the pitching matchup. Here are the starting lineups.

Tonight's #NLCS Game 1 Dodgers lineup at Brewers: pic.twitter.com/p2pNR7cJHu

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 11, 2026

Let's get after it

📺: FOX
📻: WTMJ#WinOurWaypic.twitter.com/XNoElYWAzD

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 11, 2026

And then there were four.

Tonight marks the first day of the 2026 Major League Baseball Championship series. Fittingly, the teams with the two best regular season records will kick things off.

The Milwaukee Brewers, looking to win their first World Series in franchise history, are the home team and top seed for the National League Championship series. They will turn to young staff ace Jacob Misiorowski to start the series off on a high note and keep the offense of the dreaded Dodgers in check.

Those Los Angeles Dodgers, looking to three-peat as World Series champions, will have left-handed trade acquisition and top pending free agent pitcher Tarik Skubal on the bump.

Who will emerge victorious?

Los Angeles Dodgers (No. 2) at Milwaukee Brewers (No. 1) — 6:00 PM MDT

Pitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (12-7, 2.72 ERA) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski (16-5, 1.80 ERA)

TV: FOX/FOX ONE

Radio: ESPN Radio

SB Nation Sites:Brew Crew Ball, True Blue LA

Lineups:

Tonight's #NLCS Game 1 Dodgers lineup at Brewers: pic.twitter.com/p2pNR7cJHu

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 11, 2026

Let's get after it

📺: FOX
📻: WTMJ#WinOurWaypic.twitter.com/XNoElYWAzD

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 11, 2026

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers kick off the championship series this Sunday, with a chance to represent the National League in the World Series. These two franchises have met three times in the NLCS, with Los Angeles taking both previous series in 2018 and 2025.

The Brewers come into the series following a franchise-record 103-win season and looking to avenge last year’s sweep at the hands of the Dodgers en route to their World Series win. The Dodgers look to duplicate their dominant pitcher performance from last year, when Milwaukee only averaged one run per game against them in the sweep. Now sporting trade deadline acquisition Tarik Skubal, Los Angeles is trying to keep the starting rotation edge. But, Milwaukee will have Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson going in the first two games, giving them a better chance against the Dodgers compared to last postseason.

Let's get after it

📺: FOX
📻: WTMJ#WinOurWaypic.twitter.com/XNoElYWAzD

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 11, 2026

Tonight's #NLCS Game 1 Dodgers lineup at Brewers: pic.twitter.com/p2pNR7cJHu

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 11, 2026

These two franchises are the only MLB teams with at least 86 wins in the last nine full seasons, with Milwaukee having the best record in baseball the past two seasons. Los Angeles is chasing a chance to win their third consecutive World Series and become the first NL team to achieve that feat, and the first since the New York Yankees did so in 1998-2000.

The game starts at 7 PM Kauffman Standard Time, live on FOX, FOX Deportes, and FOX One. ESPN Radio will also provide national coverage of this game.

Who are you rooting for on the NL side of the bracket? Can the Brewers dethrone the Dodgers, or is another World Series berth for Los Angeles inevitable?

Let’s talk about it!

Tonight is game one of the NLCS, with the Milwaukee Brewers hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jacob Misiorowski is going for the Brewers against Tarik Skubal for the Dodgers, so that is fun.

It is a 7:00 p.m. Central start time on Fox and FS1.

Talk about it here.

It’s a rematch of last year’s NLCS, which the Dodgers swept. What will happen this year?

7 p.m. CT: Dodgers at Brewers

TV: Fox-TV. Announcers: Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci.

Tarik Skubal, LHP vs. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP

MLB.com Gameday

Baseball-reference.com preview

Dodgers at Brewers

Series tied 0-0

First pitch: 8:00 PM EDT
TV: FOX
Probable pitchers: Tarik Skubal, LHP (LAD), Jacob Misiorowski, RHP (MIL)

The National League Championship Series kicks-off tonight with the Los Angeles Dodgers taking on the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 tonight. The game is available on FOX and starts at 8PM Eastern. Both teams won 100 or more games during the 2026 regular season with Milwaukee leading all of MLB with 103 wins. The Dodgers disposed of the Atlanta Braves (again) in the NLDS while the Brewers made light work of the San Diego Padres.

There are some notable former Braves playing in this series, headlined by Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and Brewers catcher William Contreras.

Chances are this chat might be a pro-Brew Crew bunch given the less-than-warm-and-fuzzy feelings most Braves fans have toward the Dodgers.

The starting line-ups for both teams are below.

See you in the comments or in the chat of the SB Nation app (which you should download, if you haven’t already).

Tonight's #NLCS Game 1 Dodgers lineup at Brewers: pic.twitter.com/p2pNR7cJHu

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 11, 2026

Let's get after it

📺: FOX
📻: WTMJ#WinOurWaypic.twitter.com/XNoElYWAzD

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 11, 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers square off in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field with first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday, Oct. 11

Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski starts against back-to-back Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, who the Dodgers acquired at the trade deadline and is expected command a record-breaking free agent contract this winter.

It's a rematch of last year's NLCS, in which the Brewers suffered an embarrassing sweep as the NL's top seed. But this Brewers team won 103 games and is primed to reach the World Series for just the second time in franchise history.

Sunday's game will air on Fox and can be streamed with Fubo.

What channel is Dodgers vs Brewers game? How to watch

• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• TV channel: Fox
• Live stream: Fubo and Fox One

Watch NLCS on Fubo

What time is Dodgers vs Brewers Pacific Time?

First pitch in NLCS Game 1 is scheduled for 5 p.m. Pacific Time at American Family Field in Milwaukee.

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The NLCS begins tonight with the Dodgers going to Milwaukee to take on the Brewers.

Let’s talk about it (or about how the Eagles should fire Nick Sirianni).

Atlanta Braves President of Baseball Operations, Alex Anthopoulos, met with the media earlier today and addressed a handful of issues ahead of the 2027 season.

Among the topics Anthopoulos discussed were that the team plans to give 21-year-old pitcher Didier Fuentes a chance at being in the team’s rotation in 2027, although he may be subjected to an innings limit which could also impact his role as the season progress – assuming, of course, that there is a full 2027 campaign due to the pending lock-out by the owners. Fuentes tossed 97.0 innings between his work with Atlanta and Gwinnett in 2026, when including the post-season.

Any possible 2027 starting rotation construction likely won’t be planned to include neither Spencer Strider nor Spencer Schwellenbach, at least for the whole season, as both are dealing with uncertain futures given their injury issues. Schwellenbach missed all of 2026 and Strider appeared in only eight games.

Anthopoulos provided a few other nuggets, including notes that decisions haven’t yet been made on possible changes to the coaching staff; that the future of two-time PED suspended outfielder Jurickson Profar with the Braves has not yet been decided (the final year of his three-year contract is 2027); and he was glad Austin Riley was healthy all season and complimented his defense while also being optimistic that he offense can regain form.

On the possibility of signing pending free agent pitcher Tyler Mahle, Anthopoulos said they would try to use their exclusive negotiating window to there advantage for Mahle and other of their own free agents. Anthopoulos was also complimentary of utility-man Maurico Dubón’s off-the-field prowess. Dubón, who is also a pending free agent, could be an option at shortstop should he re-sign with Atlanta for the ‘27 season.