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· collected 2026-10-10 · by Jay Cohen The Associated Press
Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers anticipates facing the Los Angeles Dodgers again in the NLCS, as they did last year where the Dodgers swept Milwaukee. This year’s series highlights the financial disparity between MLB teams; the Dodgers have a $323.6 million payroll compared to the Brewers’ $125.9 million. Despite this, the Brewers won 103 games this season, setting a franchise record. Game 1 features Tarik Skubal for the Dodgers and Jacob Misiorowski for Milwaukee, both strong pitchers aiming to help their teams advance.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-10,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In the 2026 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the Los Angeles Dodgers will face off against the Milwaukee Brewers, marking their third consecutive year meeting in this playoff round. The Brewers earned home-field advantage for Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 at American Family Field due to their regular-season performance. Christian Yelich leads a revamped Brewers team that is looking to exact revenge on the defending World Series champions after being swept by them last year.
The cheapest tickets for Game 1 in Milwaukee start at $236, while seats for any game in Los Angeles begin at $144. The Dodgers have strategically planned their rotation, with Tarik Skubal starting Game 1 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto taking the mound for Game 2 on five days of rest. Despite both teams boasting a record of 100 wins, Mookie Betts acknowledges that the Brewers are much improved from last season, indicating an intense and competitive series ahead.
This matchup highlights the disparity between large-market spending power and smaller-market ingenuity in Major League Baseball, with the Dodgers representing one extreme while the Brewers aim to defy expectations.
Written for “Dodgers vs Brewers Nlcs Rematch” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
All along, Christian Yelich felt this was going to be part of the road for the Milwaukee Brewers.
asserted
this → feel → 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.
asserted
that → go → Yelich
“We’ve been expecting having to play them in this round since spring training, in the regular season,” Yelich said Saturday.
asserted
Yelich → expect → season
“You kind of just know that’s what’s going to happen.
asserted
what → know → ?
The 2026 NL Championship Series is a sequel, with Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers taking on Jackson Chourio and the Brewers.
asserted
Ohtani → take → Chourio
Los Angeles swept Milwaukee in last year’s NLCS on the way to the franchise’s 26th NL pennant and ninth World Series championship.
asserted
Angeles → sweep → pennant
The Dodgers also eliminated the Brewers in the NLCS in 2018 and the wild-card round in 2020.
asserted
Dodgers → eliminate → 2020
Game 1 on Sunday night features a pair of stingy aces.
asserted
Game → feature → 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.
asserted
Misiorowski → go → Milwaukee
The return engagement for the NLCS also shines a light on the competing arguments at the center of MLB’s collective bargaining negotiations.
asserted
engagement → shin → negotiations
Baseball’s five-year labor contract expires Dec. 1, and management is expected to lock out players in a confrontation that could affect the 2027 season.
uncertain
that → expire → season
The Dodgers went 100-62 this season and won the NL West for the fifth straight year after they had an opening-day payroll of $323.6 million, second only to the New York Mets.
asserted
they → go → Mets
Milwaukee’s opening-day payroll of $125.9 million ranked 20th, and the Brewers set a franchise record with a major league-best 103 wins on the way to their fourth consecutive Central title.
asserted
Brewers → rank → title
“We’re focused on trying to win, and I think we have for a while,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said.
asserted
Arnold → ’re → operations
“Regardless of what the economics look like, the guys in there believe, and so do I.”
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I. → look → what
Milwaukee was shut down by Los Angeles in last year’s playoffs, hitting .118 while managing just one run in each game in the sweep.
asserted
Milwaukee → shut → sweep
Ohtani punctuated the series by swatting three solo homers and striking out 10 over six shutout innings in Game 4.
asserted
Ohtani → punctuate → 4
Ohtani won’t pitch this time around because of injuries, and the Japanese slugger went 2 for 13 with four strikeouts in the four-game NL Division Series against Atlanta.
asserted
slugger → pitch → Atlanta
But the Dodgers still have a formidable rotation, fronted by Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
asserted
Dodgers → have → Skubal
“Every night when you play these guys, you know you’re going to face a great pitcher, a Cy Young-caliber pitcher,” Yelich said.
asserted
Yelich → play → pitcher
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