Dodgers visit Brewers for NLCS Game 1 on Sunday, October 11
The Los Angeles Dodgers will visit the Milwaukee Brewers for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. ET. FOX Sports reported that the matchup takes place at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the Brewers holding home-field advantage after finishing the regular season at 103-59.
How Milwaukee and Los Angeles Reached the NLCS
Milwaukee secured home-field advantage by finishing three games better than the Dodgers, who went 100-62 during the regular season. The Brewers advanced through the postseason powered by catcher Contreras, who hit .375 with a .444 on-base percentage and a .750 slugging percentage in four division round games against San Diego. Contreras homered twice and drove in two runs, highlighted by an October 6 game where he went 3 for 4 with a walk and a home run in a 4-3 loss. Teammate Jackson Chourio leads the Brewers with six RBI this postseason, while Andrew Vaughn is hitting .500. On the pitching side, Jacob Misiorowski paces the staff with six strikeouts, and the Milwaukee staff finished the division round with a 1.80 ERA and a .181 opponent batting average.
Los Angeles arrives in Wisconsin after beating Atlanta in the division round. Max Muncy anchors the Dodgers’ power output, going 3 for 12 with three home runs and three RBI in the previous series, producing a 1.000 slugging percentage with a home run in three of four games. As a team, the Dodgers hit .203 in the division round but managed 14 runs, relying heavily on those eight total home runs against Atlanta. Kyle Tucker enters Game 1 hitting .333 for Los Angeles, while Freddie Freeman supplied steady at-bats with a .267 average, .353 on-base percentage, and .667 slugging percentage over four NLDS games, including home runs on October 4 and October 6.
Yelich Provides Milwaukee Route to Pressure Los Angeles Pitching
Los Angeles pitchers held opponents to a .145 batting average over 36 innings in the division round, anchored by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who leads the staff with 10 strikeouts. Breaking through against that pitching staff requires extra-base power or manufactured runs. Christian Yelich provides Milwaukee a direct route to pressure that battery, having reached base in all four NLDS games against San Diego at a .357 clip with a .471 on-base percentage, one RBI, and two stolen bases. Los Angeles pitchers allowed two stolen bases against Atlanta and failed to catch a runner, creating an opening for Yelich to test the Dodgers’ battery early in Game 1.
Game 1 starts at 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 11, 2026, broadcast live from American Family Field on FOX Sports.
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