The NLCS matchup against the Dodgers is the ultimate test for Christian Yelich and the Brewers. Ohtani’s presence looms large, making this series a defining moment for Milwaukee’s championship aspirations.
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Christian Yelich and the Brewers looking to get past Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers in NLCS sequel
MILWAUKEE — All along, Christian Yelich felt this was going to be part of the road for the Milwaukee Brewers. It was always going to be the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers — with their consecutive World Series titles and a payroll that casts a long shadow over Yelich and the small-market Brewers. "We've been expecting having to play them in this round since spring training, in the regular season," Yelich said Saturday. "You kind of just know that's what's going to happen." The 2026 NL Championship Series is a sequel, with Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers taking on Jackson Chourio and the Brewers. Los Angeles swept Milwaukee in last year's NLCS on the way to the franchise's 26th NL pennant and ninth World Series championship. The Dodgers also eliminated the Brewers in the NLCS in 2018 and the wild-card round in 2020. Game 1 on Sunday night features a pair of stingy aces. Tarik Skubal goes for Los Angeles after the two-time Cy Young Award winner was acquired in an Aug. 1 trade with Detroit, and Jacob Misiorowski — the front-runner for the NL Cy Young Award — starts for Milwaukee. "They're a really good ballclub," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "Similar guys that we're used to seeing, very similar to what we're used to seeing. There's going to be no secrets. They play a very good brand of baseball." Milwaukee was believed to be interested in pairing Skubal with Misiorowski at the trade deadline, but the Tigers ended up going with the Dodgers' offer.
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