Sunday, October 11, 2026 — seven straight postseason losses to the Dodgers, and then a win.
The Brewers beat the Dodgers 2-1 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday in Milwaukee. It ended a seven-game postseason losing streak against Los Angeles, including last year’s NLCS sweep.
It is also a historic matchup: both teams won 100 games, the first NLCS between 100-win clubs since 1976.
Turang Gets His Revenge
Tarik Skubal was overpowering early, striking out six of the first nine Brewers. Then he fell behind Brice Turang 2-0 to open the fourth, and Turang turned on an inside pitch for a game-tying homer. It was a sweet moment for a player who went 1-for-15 with six strikeouts in last year’s NLCS.
In the fifth, Garrett Mitchell walked, Cooper Pratt bunted him to second and rookie Luis Lara singled him home. That was all Milwaukee needed. Skubal lasted five innings — the first time in eight career postseason starts he failed to complete six.
Misiorowski’s Taxing Start
Jacob Misiorowski came out firing: 11 of his 12 first-inning pitches hit at least 100 mph. But the Dodgers worked him hard in the second, forcing 35 pitches — his most in any inning this year — and scoring their only run when Shohei Ohtani walked and came home on Andy Pages’ single. Misiorowski was gone in the fifth.
From there, the bullpen took over. DL Hall, Abner Uribe, Aaron Ashby and Trevor Megill held the Dodgers scoreless. Uribe struck out Pages with runners on the corners in the sixth, and Megill closed it after walks to Kyle Tucker and Josue De Paula in the ninth.
The Dodgers’ Missed Chances
The Dodgers had their opportunities. They grounded into three double plays, one with the bases loaded, went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine on base. They are 2-for-22 with runners in scoring position this postseason — a worrying trend for a team chasing a third straight title.
The Read
The Brewers beat an ace with a bullpen and timely hitting — exactly how small-market contenders win in October. Game 1 doesn’t erase last year, but it gives Milwaukee something it never had in that series: a lead.
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