Dodgers drop NLCS opener to Brewers, NL West roundup

The National League Championship Series is underway, and the Los Angeles Dodgers stumbled out of the gate. The NL West champions fell 2-1 to the Brewers in Milwaukee in Sunday’s Game 1.

Dodgers fall 2-1 in tight NLCS opener

As reported by La Presse, Luis Lara snapped a tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning, and Milwaukee held on for a 2-1 win over Los Angeles as the two clubs opened the NLCS. It’s a marquee showdown between the top two regular-season teams in the league.

According to MLB Trade Rumors, both teams announced their NLCS rosters ahead of the series, which features a 103-win Brewers club against a 100-win Dodgers squad. Milwaukee handed the ball in Game 1 to Jacob Misiorowski, described as the frontrunner for the NL Cy Young Award.

With Sunday’s loss, the Dodgers trail 0-1 in the best-of-seven set after a 100-62 regular season that put them atop the NL West. Their playoff run has already included eliminating the NL East champion Braves in four games in the Division Series, per MLB Trade Rumors.

Padres out after NLDS loss to Brewers

The San Diego Padres, who finished 91-71, are already into the offseason. MLB Trade Rumors notes that Milwaukee knocked them out in four games in the NLDS to earn this NLCS date with Los Angeles.

Quiet day for the rest of the NL West

The other NL West clubs were idle. The Arizona Diamondbacks (86-76), San Francisco Giants (65-97) and Colorado Rockies (58-104) are all into evaluation mode while the division’s spotlight remains firmly on the Dodgers’ attempt to climb back into the NLCS.