Brewers Beat Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS Game 1 on Luis Lara go-ahead single The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in Game 1 of the NLCS behind rookie Luis Lara go-ahead RBI single and a strong bullpen performance. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Sunday night at American Family Field to take Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Rookie Luis Lara hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning to score Garrett Mitchell for the go-ahead run. The Brewers had dropped seven consecutive postseason games against the Dodgers, including a sweep in last year NLCS. Milwaukee hopes to rewrite the script after that sweep and capitalize on its regular-season-best record. It was the first NLCS matchup of 100-win teams since the Cincinnati Reds eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies in 1976.Jacob Misiorowski Struggles in NLCS DebutMilwaukee starter Jacob Misiorowski pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing five hits, one run and three walks while striking out five. He threw 94 pitches, 60 for strikes. The Dodgers chased Misiorowski, the favorite for the NL Cy Young Award, in the fifth inning but managed just two hits against four relievers. LA scored first in the second inning.Shohei Ohtani scored on an Andy Pages RBI single to right. The Dodgers made Misiorowski throw 35 pitches in that inning. Pages drove in Ohtani, and Kyle Tucker loaded the bases with a 10-pitch walk that included four foul balls. Misiorowski limited the damage by getting Kike Hernandez to bounce into an inning-ending double play.Milwaukee responded in the bottom of the fourth with a Brice Turang solo homer into the home bullpen. It was the second career postseason home run for Turang, who went 1 for 15 with six strikeouts in last year NLCS. Sticking with the same brand of baseball that produced the majors best regular-season record this year, Milwaukee went ahead to stay in the fifth. Garrett Mitchell reached on a leadoff walk and advanced on rookie Cooper Pratt sacrifice bunt.Lara, another rookie, then grounded an RBI single into center field to score Mitchell. The Brewers loaded the bases with two down, but Skubal escaped when William Contreras flied to right. Skubal tallied 81 pitches through five innings, prompting Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to activate the bullpen earlier than expected. Skubal gave up five hits and two runs while recording seven strikeouts.Brewers Bullpen Secures Save Against DodgersDL Hall replaced Misiorowski with a runner aboard and got Freddie Freeman to ground into a double play, sending a charge through the crowd of 42,617. Abner Uribe allowed two hits in the sixth, then struck out Andy Pages with runners on the corners to end the inning. Aaron Ashby pitched two innings before Trevor Megill got three outs for the save.Los Angeles, looking to become the first team to win three straight championships since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees, grounded into three double plays, stranded nine runners and went 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position. The Dodgers are now 2 for 22 with runners in scoring position in the playoffs.The Dodgers went 1 for 5 with runners in scoring position and left eight on base, an issue that has plagued prime NL contenders in recent memory, like last year Brewers and 2024 NLCS Mets. With a final chance to tie in the ninth, LA put the tying run in scoring position after Megill issued two-out walks to Kyle Tucker and pinch-hitter Josue De Paula. Mookie Betts then flied to the center-field warning track to end the game.Dodgers Playoff Slump Continues in NLCSMembers of the Brewers celebrated the victory at American Family Field. Historically, teams that win Game 1 of a League Championship Series advance 65.6% of the time, and home teams winning Game 1 hold a 67.3% win rate. Yamamoto is 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 11 postseason appearances. The Japanese right-hander pitched a three-hitter in a 5-1 victory at Milwaukee in Game 2 of last year NLCS.Henderson is making his second career postseason start. The right-hander tossed five-plus innings of two-run ball in Milwaukee 4-3 win over San Diego in Game 2 of their NL Division Series. He went 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in two starts against Los Angeles this season. Game 2 is on Monday in Milwaukee.Yamamoto and Henderson Set for Game 2 StartYoshinobu Yamamoto starts for the Dodgers, and Logan Henderson takes the mound for the Brewers.