Christian Yelich and the Brewers looking to get past Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers in NLCS sequel
MILWAUKEE (AP) — All along, Christian Yelich felt this was going to be part of the road for the Milwaukee 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.
Christian Yelich believes the Milwaukee Brewers will eventually face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. The 2026 NLCS will pit Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers against Jackson Chourio and the Brewers. The Dodgers swept Milwaukee in last year's NLCS on their way to their 26th NL championship and ninth World Series title.
The Dodgers also knocked out the Brewers in the NLCS in 2018, and eliminated them in the wild-card round in 2020. Game 1 of the NLCS is set for Sunday night and will feature pitchers Tarik Skubal for Los Angeles and Jacob Misiorowski for Milwaukee. The Dodgers set an opening-day payroll of $323.6 million, making them the highest paid team in MLB.
Milwaukee's payroll of $125.9 million was the 20th highest, and the Brewers set a franchise record with 103 wins, their fourth consecutive Central title. Despite the Dodgers' success, Brewers president Matt Arnold remains focused on winning regardless of the financial challenges.
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