The Dodgers lost all six games to the Milwaukee Brewers during the regular season. To get back to the World Series, Los Angeles has to win four of the next seven games, in the 2025 National League Championship
Series.
The Brewers beat the Cubs on Saturday night in Game 5 of the Division Series to advance to the NLCS, a rematch of this round from 2018. The Brewers had home-field advantage that year too, and the Dodgers won that series seven years ago in seven games.
With the Brewers advancing, Game 1 of the NLCS will start at 5:08 p.m. PT on Monday night at American Family Field in Milwaukee. The entire series will be televised by TBS, with a simulcast on truTV and streaming on HBO Max, with Brian Anderson on play-by-play alongside analysts Jeff Francoeur and Ron Darling.
Dodgers-Brewers NLCS schedule
Game 1: Monday, October 13 in Milwaukee, 5:08 p.m. PT
Game 2: Tuesday, October 14 in Milwaukee, 5:08 p.m. PT
Game 3: Thursday, October 16 in Los Angeles
Game 4: Friday, October 17 in Los Angeles
Game 5*: Saturday, October 18 in Los Angeles
Game 6*: Monday, October 20 in Milwaukee
Game 7*: Tuesday, October 21 in Milwaukee
*if necessary
Start times for Games 3-7 have not yet been announced, but Games 3, 4, and 6 (in addition to Game 1) all potentially share a day with the American League Championship Series, so expect a day game or two mixed in.
The Brewers beat the Dodgers in all six games they played, all within a two-week span in July that surrounded the All-Star break. That was part of a 39-9 stretch for Milwaukee, which vaulted them to the best record in baseball this season and a franchise-record 97 wins.
Milwaukee outscored the Dodgers 31-16 in those six games, which included a sweep at American Family Field from July 7-9 and another sweep at Dodger Stadium from July 18-20.
This is the third postseason meeting between the Dodgers and Brewers. Los Angeles won the aforementioned 2018 NLCS in seven games, and swept the 2020 wild card round in two games.
