Update (4:07 p.m. ET, Sunday): The Los Angeles Dodgers have confirmed their starting lineup for NLCS Game 1 against the Milwaukee Brewers, according to the official data. Mookie Betts leads off at shortstop, followed by Freddie Freeman at first base and Will Smith behind the plate. Shohei Ohtani bats cleanup as designated hitter, with Teoscar Hernandez, Max Muncy, Andy Pages, Kyle Tucker and Enrique Hernandez rounding out the order.
The Dodgers vs Brewers NLCS Game 1 lineup confirmation comes hours before first pitch at American Family Field in Milwaukee, reuniting the National League’s only two 100-win teams from the 2026 regular season. Los Angeles enters at 100-62 and Milwaukee at 103-59, a rematch of last October’s NLCS, when the Dodgers swept the Brewers 4-0 and outscored them 15-4. This is the third NLCS meeting between the clubs since 2018 and the second straight year they have met at this stage.
Both teams arrive with equal rest. The Dodgers closed out the Braves in five games on Wednesday, and the Brewers finished off the Padres in four games the same night, so neither side has had to juggle a shortened turnaround. Milwaukee actually beat Los Angeles 4-3 in their 2026 regular-season series, a detail that cuts against the idea that the Dodgers simply have the Brewers’ number, even after last year’s sweep. Los Angeles is also chasing history: a win in this series would put the Dodgers reach third straight NLCS and put them on track to become the first National League team to win three consecutive World Series titles.
NLCS Game 1 Information
- Date: Sunday, Oct. 11
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Venue: American Family Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- TV/Streaming: Fox, FS1, ERADM
- Series: NLCS Game 1, series starts 10/11
- Weather: 68 degrees, 0% chance of precipitation
By The Numbers
- Batting average: Dodgers .203, Brewers .250 (postseason totals)
- Team ERA: Dodgers 2.00, Brewers 1.80 (postseason totals)
- WHIP: Dodgers 1.00, Brewers 1.09
- Home runs: Dodgers 8, Brewers 3
- Strikeouts per nine innings (pitching): Dodgers 9.8, Brewers 8.2
- Opponent OPS allowed: Dodgers .501, Brewers .514
- Quality starts: Dodgers 2, Brewers 0
- Fielding percentage: Dodgers 1.000, Brewers .966
Dodgers Outlook
Los Angeles reached the NLCS by beating the Braves 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday, with Andy Pages delivering a bases-loaded, two-run single in the seventh inning to break the game open. “I’ve been preparing myself all series for a moment like that, give myself an opportunity, get a good pitch to hit. And luckily I was able to put a good swing on a pitch,” Pages said after the win, according to CBS Sports.
Max Muncy added a solo homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth, stretching his franchise postseason home run record to 19. Tarik Skubal starts Game 1 for Los Angeles with a 1.50 ERA and a 1-0 postseason record, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto lined up to follow in Game 2, according to Dodgers set Skubal Yamamoto NLCS plan. Kyle Tucker is hitting .333 this postseason and slots fifth in the confirmed Game 1 order behind cleanup man Shohei Ohtani, while Muncy leads the club with three RBI.
The Dodgers have compiled a 2.00 team ERA and a 1.00 WHIP across their four postseason games, with an opponent batting average of just .145.
Brewers Outlook
Milwaukee punched its ticket with a 3-1 win over San Diego in the clinching game of their division series, capping a five-game winning streak that includes three wins over the Padres in their last five outings. The Brewers submitted an unchanged 26-man roster for the NLCS, the same group that carried them through the NLDS, consisting of 13 pitchers and 13 position players, according to MLB.com. Jacob Misiorowski starts Game 1 for Milwaukee carrying a 4.50 postseason ERA, with Logan Henderson and Robert Gasser lined up for Games 2 and 3, according to Yahoo Sports.
Misiorowski leads the Brewers staff with six strikeouts this postseason. Andrew Vaughn is batting .500 and Jackson Chourio leads the club with six RBI, while Brice Turang paces Milwaukee with 100 RBIs on the season and a team-best 557.8 MLB rating.
Key Matchup
The opening pitching matchup pits Skubal’s 1.50 postseason ERA against Misiorowski’s 4.50, a gap that lines up with the Dodgers’ broader statistical edge on the mound this October. Los Angeles has struck out batters at a 9.8-per-nine clip compared to Milwaukee’s 8.2, and the Dodgers have logged two quality starts this postseason to the Brewers’ zero. Milwaukee will need its offense, which has outhit the Dodgers at a .250 clip against a .203 mark for Los Angeles, to produce early runs and take pressure off a staff Skubal could push deep into if he controls the strike zone early.
Players To Watch
Mookie Betts, SS, Dodgers
Betts leads off the confirmed Game 1 order for Los Angeles, setting the table ahead of Freeman, Smith and Ohtani in a lineup built to pressure Misiorowski from the first inning.
Andrew Vaughn, 1B, Brewers
Vaughn is batting .500 this postseason, giving Milwaukee a hot bat in the middle of the order as it opens the series against a Dodgers pitching staff that has allowed just a .145 opponent average.
Brice Turang, 2B, Brewers
Turang leads Milwaukee in RBIs with 100 and carries the team’s top MLB rating at 557.8, making him the offensive engine the Brewers will lean on against a deep Dodgers pitching staff.
What To Watch
Los Angeles is pursuing a third straight World Series title, a feat no National League team has accomplished, while Milwaukee is looking to avoid a repeat of last year’s sweep in this same round. The Brewers took the regular-season series 4-3, evidence this matchup is closer than last October’s result suggested. Game 2 follows Monday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. ET, also at American Family Field, with Yamamoto set to start for Los Angeles and Henderson expected to take the ball for Milwaukee.
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