{
  "id": 12793667,
  "title": "Dodgers, Brewers meet again in second straight NLCS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dodgers-brewers-meet-again-in-second-straight-nlcs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:09:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-brewers-meet-again-second-050901279.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are set to face off in the National League Championship Series, beginning on Sunday night, October 11, at American Family Field in Milwaukee. This is the second consecutive year the two teams meet in the NLCS. The Dodgers, who recorded a franchise-record 103 wins in 2026, will face the Brewers, who had the best record (103) and run differential (214 runs) in baseball that season. The Dodgers previously lost to the Brewers in all six regular season games last year but swept them in the NLCS, allowing only one run in all four games. This season, the matchups were closer, with the Dodgers winning two out of three at Milwaukee and the Brewers taking three out of four at Dodger Stadium. This is the fifth time the Dodgers have played the same team in consecutive NLCSs. The MLB has not yet announced start times for the series, but Game 1 is expected to take place in the evening on Sunday.",
  "summary": "If the Dodgers are going get back to the World Series to finish off their third consecutive championship, they’ll have to travel the same path as in 2025 to complete their trek through the National League. The Dodgers will play the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS beginning Sunday night, October 11 at American Family Field […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Dodgers get past Braves in Game 4 to reach NLCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dodgers-get-past-braves-in-game-4-to-reach-nlcs",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Freddie Freeman reveals how Dodgers can help Tarik Skubal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto in NLCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/freddie-freeman-reveals-how-dodgers-can-help-tarik-skubal-yoshinobu",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:48:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}