NLCS FIRST LOOK | DODGERS VS. MILWAUKEE
The Dodgers will play the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series that begins Friday at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Here is a look at how the two teams did against each other this season:
July 20 Dodgers 6, at Milwaukee 4
Winning pitcher — Rich Hill. Losing pitcher — Taylor Williams. Save —Kenley Jansen. Home runs — Dodgers: Enrique Hernandez. Milwaukee: Jesus Aguilar.
Recap — In his first game as a Dodger, Manny Machado singled twice and walked twice, and the Dodgers got a three-run home run from Hernandez to win the first game after the All-Star break.
Quote — Jansen on Machado: “He’s our new Mannywood 2.0, I guess.”
July 21 at Milwaukee 4, Dodgers 2
Winning pitcher — Corbin Burnes. Losing pitcher — Clayton Kershaw. Save —Corey Knebel. Home run — Milwaukee: Christian Yelich.
Recap — Yelich’s tying home run against Kershaw opened the pivotal sixth inning, when the Brewers scored three runs on the way to ending a skid at seven games. Kershaw gave up seven hits and four runs in six innings, although only one was earned. It was his first loss since April 25.
Quote — Kershaw: “Didn’t think I gave up a lot of hard contact tonight for the most part. There’s some good things in there, but you know, ultimately, we lost.”
July 22 Dodgers 11, at Milwaukee 2
Winning pitcher — Alex Wood. Losing pitcher — Brent Suter. Save — Caleb Ferguson. Home runs — Dodgers: Matt Kemp 2.
Recap — Kemp hit two solo home runs and Machado drove in his first run since joining the Dodgers, who scored five runs in each of the second and fifth innings. Chris Taylor drove in three runs. Quote — Kemp: “You throw a guy like [Machado] in our lineup that is already dangerous, and it makes it even worse for the other team.”
July 30 Milwaukee 5, at Dodgers 2
Winning pitcher — Josh Hader. Losing pitcher — Kenta Maeda. Home runs — Dodgers: Machado. Milwaukee: Eric Thames.
Recap — The Brewers loaded the bases three batters into the game and took a 1-0 lead before Maeda prevented more damage by getting a strikeout, popup and fly ball to end the threat. Thames hit a tworun home run in the third inning and the Dodgers couldn’t rally.
Quote — Thames: “It felt good to get the hit to give us some distance from the Dodgers because the way they line up. This is a huge series . ... This might be a postseason matchup, you never know. It’s a playoff preview for us.”
July 31 Milwaukee 1, at Dodgers 0
Winning pitcher — Wade Miley. Losing pitcher — Walker Buehler. Save — Jeremy Jeffress.
Recap — Miley remained undefeated at Dodger Stadium after pitching seven innings on the day the Dodgers acquired Brian Dozier. In seven starts at Dodger Stadium, Miley is 4-0 with a 2.06 earned-run average. Center fielder Lorenzo Cain robbed Cody Bellinger of a tying home run with a leaping catch at the wall to end the seventh inning. Cain also drove in the run with a double in the third.
Quote — Miley: “It’s a cool atmosphere when you’re playing at Dodger Stadium. I just tried to go out and win and keep us in the game.”
Aug. 1 at Dodgers 6, Milwaukee 4
Winning pitcher — Dylan Floro. Losing pitcher — Matt Albers. Home runs — Dodgers: Yasmani Grandal 2, Dozier.
Recap — Grandal hit a two-run home run, his second home run of the game, in the 10th inning, and Dozier, in his first start as a Dodger, homered as the Dodgers rallied to win. Dozier was three for four. Kemp singled leading off the 10th inning to end a streak of 26 hitless at-bats.
Quote — Dave Roberts: “Love the way [Dozier] plays the game. He’s a hardnosed player. I think there’s more of that to come.”
Aug. 2 at Dodgers 21, Milwaukee 5
Winning pitcher — Kershaw. Losing pitcher — Jhoulys Chacin. Home runs — Dodgers: Joc Pederson 2, Yasiel Puig 2, Bellinger, Dozier, Justin Turner. Milwaukee: Yelich, Aguilar.
Recap — The Dodgers hit a season-high-tying seven home runs, and also set season highs for runs in a game, and in an inning when they had nine in the seventh.
Quote — Kershaw: “One of these days, maybe in the playoffs, I’ll figure out how to get Yelich out.”
Dodgers win season series 4-3.
Dodgers’ best hitters against Brewers this season (min. 10 plate appearances)
Brian Dozier: .556 (5 for 9), 2 doubles, 2 home runs
Yasmani Grandal: .412 (7 for 17), 1 double, 2 home runs
Yasiel Puig: .400 (6 for 15), 2
home runs Joc Pederson: .333 (6 for 18), 2 home runs Team: .283, 15 doubles, 14 home runs
Brewers’ best hitters against Dodgers this season (min. 10 plate appearances)
Manny Pina: .444 (8 for 18), 1
triple Christian Yelich: .433 (13 for 30), 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs
Lorenzo Cain: .333 (9 for 27), 1 doubles, 1 triple
Team: .235, 11 doubles, 5 home runs
Dodgers’ starting pitchers against Brewers
Walker Buehler: 0-1, 1.29
ERA Rich Hill: 1-0, 1.50 Clayton Kershaw: 1-1, 2.25 Alex Wood: 1-0, 3.00 Kenta Maeda: 0-1, 7.71 Team: 4-3, 3.00
Brewers’ starting pitchers against Dodgers
Wade Miley: 1-0, 0.00 Freddy Peralta: 0-0, 2.25 Chase Anderson: 0-0, 3.60 Brent Suter: 0-1, 6.00 Jhoulys Chacin: 0-1, 16.62 Team: 3-4, 5.81