Our Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers preview covers the odds, run line, moneyline, total, probable pitchers, first pitch time, TV channel and where to watch for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on Sunday, October 11, 2026. The No. 1-seeded Milwaukee Brewers (103-59) host the No. 2-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62) at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis. to open the best-of-seven series. First pitch is 8:00 PM ET (7:00 PM CT). TV: FOX / FOX One.
NLCS storyline: The NL’s two best regular-season teams meet for the pennant: the 103-59 Brewers, who had the best record in the majors, and the 100-62 Dodgers, the two-time defending World Series champions (MLB Stats API, MLB.com). Both teams closed out their Division Series in four games on Wednesday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles won 4-1 at Truist Park behind Andy Pages’ two-run single in the seventh inning and Max Muncy’s third homer of the series, and Milwaukee won 3-1 at Petco Park as its bullpen held San Diego hitless over the final five innings. It is the third straight NLCS meeting between the clubs; the Dodgers swept the Brewers in four games last year and beat them in seven in 2018 (MLB.com). The probable pitchers are Tarik Skubal for the Dodgers and Jacob Misiorowski for the Brewers. DraftKings lists the Brewers at -113 and the Dodgers at -107 on the moneyline, with the total at 6.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers Odds, Run Line & Game Info
| Matchup | Los Angeles Dodgers @ Milwaukee Brewers |
|---|---|
| Series | National League Championship Series (NLCS), Game 1 — best-of-seven, 2-3-2 format; series starts 0-0 |
| NLCS Schedule | Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 11, 8 PM ET (American Family Field); Game 2: Monday, Oct. 12, 5 PM ET (American Family Field); Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 8 PM ET (Dodger Stadium); Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 15, 9 PM ET (Dodger Stadium); Game 5*: Friday, Oct. 16, 9 PM ET (Dodger Stadium); Game 6*: Sunday, Oct. 18, 8 PM ET (American Family Field); Game 7*: Monday, Oct. 19, 8 PM ET (American Family Field) (*if necessary) |
| Seeds | Los Angeles Dodgers No. 2 | Milwaukee Brewers No. 1 (NL) |
| 2026 Records | Los Angeles Dodgers 100-62 (49-32 on the road) | Milwaukee Brewers 103-59 (55-26 at home) |
| NLDS Results | Dodgers: beat the Braves 3-1 (W 5-3, L 2-3, W 3-1, W 4-1) | Brewers: beat the Padres 3-1 (W 3-2, W 4-3, L 3-4, W 3-1) |
| How They Got Here | Dodgers: First-round bye as NL West champion; beat the No. 3 Atlanta Braves 3-1 in the NLDS | Brewers: First-round bye as NL Central champion; beat the No. 4 San Diego Padres 3-1 in the NLDS |
| Run Line | Dodgers -1.5 (+171) | Brewers +1.5 (-209) |
| Moneyline | Los Angeles Dodgers: -107 | Milwaukee Brewers: -113 |
| Total | O/U 6 (Over -112 / Under -108) |
| Probable Pitchers | Dodgers: Tarik Skubal (LHP, 12-7, 2.72 ERA, 26 GS, 158.2 IP, 186 K, 27 BB, 0.96 WHIP; 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 K in NLDS Game 1) | Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (RHP, 16-5, 1.80 ERA, 30 GS, 174.2 IP, 252 K, 44 BB, 0.80 WHIP) |
| Managers | Los Angeles Dodgers: Dave Roberts | Milwaukee Brewers: Pat Murphy |
| Venue | American Family Field (Milwaukee, Wis.) |
| Date / Time | Sunday, October 11, 2026 — 8:00 PM ET (7:00 PM CT) |
| TV / How to Watch | FOX / FOX One (Spanish: FOX Deportes) |
| 2026 Season Series | Brewers won the 2026 season series 4-3 |
Odds via DraftKings (through ESPN) as of Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, 6:28 PM ET. Opening line: Dodgers -102 / Brewers -118, total 6.5. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before first pitch.
Dodgers vs Brewers NLCS Series Context
Format: The NLCS is a best-of-seven series in a 2-3-2 format. Games 1 and 2 are at American Family Field, home of the top-seeded Brewers, Games 3, 4 and 5 are at Dodger Stadium, and Games 6 and 7, if necessary, return to Milwaukee. The full schedule is in the table above (MLB Stats API). Both teams last played Wednesday, so each comes in with three days off.
Dodgers’ NLDS path: Skubal allowed one run over six innings in a 5-3 Game 1 win at Dodger Stadium, with homers from Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Muncy. Atlanta evened the series with a 3-2 bullpen-game win in Game 2, when Blake Snell lasted 3 2/3 innings. In Atlanta, Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out a postseason career-high 10 over seven innings in a 3-1 Game 3 win, with homers from Kiké Hernández and Freddie Freeman. In Game 4, Tyler Glasnow allowed one hit (and walked five) in 4 2/3 innings, Shohei Ohtani scored on a Mauricio Dubón error in the second, Pages’ single off Robert Suarez scored Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman in the seventh, and Muncy homered off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth. Edgardo Henriquez (W) got five outs, and Edwin Díaz saved Games 3 and 4 (MLB Stats API box scores, MLB.com).
Brewers’ NLDS path: Milwaukee won the first two games at home on late rallies: 3-2 in Game 1 on William Contreras’ tiebreaking homer in the seventh, and 4-3 in Game 2 on Jackson Chourio’s two-out, two-run walk-off single off Mason Miller. San Diego won Game 3 4-3 at Petco Park, where Jake Cronenworth homered off JoJo Romero (L), an error by Cooper Pratt let in an unearned run in the sixth, and Michael King got six outs for the save as the Brewers left 11 men on base. In Game 4, Garrett Mitchell and Chourio drove in runs with singles and Sal Frelick added a sacrifice fly; Robert Gasser allowed one run (a Fernando Tatis Jr. homer) in four innings, and Aaron Ashby (W, three hitless innings), Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill (save) finished it (MLB Stats API box scores, MLB.com).
Head-to-head: Milwaukee won the 2026 season series 4-3 and outscored Los Angeles 27-25. The Dodgers won two of three at American Family Field on May 22-24, and the Brewers won three of four at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 13-16, including Jacob Misiorowski’s six-inning win on Aug. 15 and a 6-2 win over Skubal on Aug. 16 (MLB Stats API).
Los Angeles Dodgers Preview: NLCS Game 1
Season in review: Manager Dave Roberts‘s Dodgers went 100-62 and won the NL West, including 51-30 at home and 49-32 on the road, and earned the NL’s No. 2 seed. Los Angeles scored 801 runs and allowed 600, hit .257 with a .762 OPS and 204 homers, and posted a 3.55 team ERA with 46 saves (MLB Stats API). Ohtani led the club with 30 homers and an .889 OPS, and Pages drove in a team-high 85 runs (MLB Stats API team leaders). The Dodgers are trying to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series titles (AP via ESPN).
Lineup notes: Los Angeles hit .203 (27-for-133) with 14 runs and eight homers in the NLDS; Muncy hit three homers, Freeman two, and Tucker led the team with five hits (MLB Stats API box scores). Will Smith went 1-for-16 and Ohtani 2-for-13, and MLB.com noted Roberts has moved Ohtani down in the order. MLB.com’s projected Game 1 lineup: Mookie Betts (SS), Freeman (1B), Ohtani (DH), Smith (C), Muncy (3B), Teoscar Hernández (LF), Tucker (RF), Pages (CF) and Edman (2B).
Bullpen and injuries: Dodgers pitchers posted a 2.00 ERA with 39 strikeouts in the NLDS. Díaz did not allow an earned run in three innings over three appearances, and Tanner Scott, Alex Vesia and Henriquez also pitched in Game 4 (MLB Stats API). Ohtani (right biceps, left knee) and Freeman (right knee) are managing injuries, and ESPN lists Miguel Rojas (back) as day-to-day; MLB.com said his availability for the start of the series is uncertain. ESPN lists RHP Blake Treinen (right shoulder inflammation, 15-day IL), whom MLB.com called unlikely to pitch this postseason, and RHPs Will Klein (elbow), Gavin Stone (shoulder), Ben Casparius (shoulder), Brusdar Graterol (back surgery) and Jake Cousins (elbow surgery) and LHP Eric Lauer (elbow) on the 60-day IL.
Milwaukee Brewers Preview: NLCS Game 1
Season in review: Manager Pat Murphy‘s Brewers went 103-59, the best record in the majors, won the NL Central and earned the NL’s No. 1 seed, going 55-26 at home and 48-33 on the road. Milwaukee scored 832 runs and allowed 618, hit .258 with a .341 on-base percentage and a .744 OPS, stole 162 bases and posted a 3.51 team ERA with 55 saves (MLB Stats API). Jake Bauers led the club with 26 homers and an .873 OPS, Chourio hit .291 with 25 homers, and Brice Turang drove in 100 runs (MLB Stats API team leaders). This is Milwaukee’s fifth League Championship Series in franchise history and its third straight against the Dodgers (MLB.com).
Lineup notes: Milwaukee hit .250 (33-for-132) with 13 runs and three homers in the NLDS, leaving 37 runners on base (MLB Stats API box scores). Contreras went 6-for-16 with two homers, Christian Yelich went 5-for-14, and Chourio drove in six runs, while Turang, who led the majors in average (.361) and on-base percentage (.475) in September, went 2-for-16 (MLB Stats API, MLB.com). Against left-hander Robbie Ray in NLDS Game 1, Milwaukee batted Chourio (LF), Turang (2B), Contreras (C), Bauers (1B), Yelich (DH), Pratt (SS), Luis Lara (RF), Mitchell (CF) and Joey Ortiz (3B) (MLB.com).
Bullpen and injuries: Brewers relievers covered 19 innings against San Diego with a 0.47 ERA and a .169 opponents’ average, led by Ashby, Uribe and Megill; Uribe pitched in all four games, and Ashby and Megill in three (MLB.com). Brewers pitchers posted a 1.80 ERA in the series (MLB Stats API). MLB.com listed no injuries of note for Milwaukee. ESPN lists RHP Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) and RHP Quinn Priester (shoulder surgery) and relievers Brian Fitzpatrick and Angel Zerpa (elbow surgery) on the 60-day IL, and RHP Grant Anderson (biceps) on the 15-day IL.
Starting Pitchers: Tarik Skubal vs Jacob Misiorowski
Dodgers: Tarik Skubal (LHP). Skubal went 12-7 with a 2.72 ERA in 26 starts this season, with 186 strikeouts, 27 walks, a 0.96 WHIP and a .217 opponents’ average in 158 2/3 innings (MLB Stats API). He made 16 starts for Detroit (2.79 ERA) before the Dodgers acquired him ahead of the Trade Deadline, then posted a 2.61 ERA in 10 starts for Los Angeles, and his road ERA was 1.70 in 12 starts (MLB Stats API, MLB.com). He faced Milwaukee once, on Aug. 16 at Dodger Stadium: six innings, seven hits, one earned run, two walks and seven strikeouts on 109 pitches in a 6-2 loss. In NLDS Game 1 on Oct. 3 he allowed one run on two hits over six innings with seven strikeouts (94 pitches), and Sunday is his first appearance in eight days. In seven career postseason starts he is 3-1 with a 1.97 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings (MLB Stats API).
Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (RHP). The MLB Stats API lists Misiorowski as Milwaukee’s Game 1 starter. He led the majors in ERA (1.80), strikeouts (252), WHIP (0.80) and opponents’ average (.157), going 16-5 in 30 starts with a 1.52 ERA at home (MLB Stats API, MLB.com). He started NLDS Game 1 on Oct. 3 and allowed two runs in four innings with six strikeouts on 88 pitches; MLB.com reported he warmed up in the ninth inning of Game 4 but was not used. Against the Dodgers he threw six innings of one-run ball (five hits, six strikeouts) on Aug. 15, and in three career appearances against Los Angeles, including one relief outing in last year’s NLCS, he has a 1.59 ERA with 27 strikeouts and three walks in 17 innings (MLB Stats API, MLB.com).
Key Matchup Notes: Dodgers vs Brewers Game 1
- Power vs. contact: The Dodgers hit 204 homers in the regular season to Milwaukee’s 154, and 11 of their 14 NLDS runs scored on homers, while the Brewers led the majors in batting average (.258) and on-base percentage (.341) and had 33 hits against San Diego (MLB Stats API, MLB.com).
- Bullpens: In Game 4, Milwaukee used Gasser (56 pitches), Ashby (38), Uribe (17) and Megill (15), and Los Angeles used Glasnow (78), Vesia (9), Henriquez (15), Scott (13) and Díaz (8). Both bullpens have had three days off since (MLB Stats API).
- Runners stranded: Milwaukee left 37 runners on base in four NLDS games and went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position in Game 4; Los Angeles left 26 (MLB Stats API box scores). DraftKings lists the Game 1 total at 6.
- Skubal vs. Milwaukee: Skubal allowed one earned run in six innings against Milwaukee on Aug. 16 but was charged with the loss in the Brewers’ 6-2 win, and Misiorowski beat the Dodgers the night before (MLB Stats API).
How to Watch Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers – NLCS Game 1
Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026
First pitch: 8:00 PM ET (7:00 PM CT; 5:00 PM PT)
Venue: American Family Field, Milwaukee, Wis.
TV / Streaming: FOX, streaming on FOX One, with Spanish-language coverage on FOX Deportes (MLB Stats API, MLB.com). In the U.S., the game is also available on MLB.TV with authentication to a participating pay-TV provider; Sportsnet carries it in Canada, with French-language coverage of the NL postseason on RDS (MLB.com).
The NLCS winner advances to the World Series against the ALCS winner (MLB Stats API). Game 2 is Monday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. ET at American Family Field (MLB Stats API). Check the run line, moneyline and total above against your sportsbook before the October 11, 2026 first pitch, and look for official lineups closer to game time.