LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The Dodgers will face Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series beginning Monday in Milwaukee after losing all six of their regular season games against the Brewers.
Milwaukee advanced to the NLCS for the first time since 2018 with a 3- 1 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 5 of their National League Division Series in Milwaukee Saturday night to win the best-of-five series three games to two.
The Brewers had the best record in Major League Baseball, 97-65, one game better than the Philadelphia Phillies, 96-66, who the Dodgers defeated three games to one in their NLDS. The Dodgers had the fifth-best record, 93-69.
The Dodgers have a 70.1% chance of winning the series, Milwaukee a 29.9% chance, according to FanGraphs. The baseball statistics and advanced analytics website has made the Dodgers the favorite to win the World Series at 43.2%, with the Brewers the fourth choice at 11.8%, also behind the Seattle Mariners (27.5%) and Toronto Blue Jays (17.6%).
Milwaukee will be making its third NLCS appearance and first since 2018 when it lost to the Dodgers, four games to three. The Brewers lost the 2011 NLCS to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to two.
Milwaukee won its lone appearance in the American League Championship Series, defeating the Angels three games to two in 1982 after losing the first two games. The Brewers moved to the National League following the 1997 season.
The Dodgers will be making their record 17th NLCS appearance. They have won nine times — including last season when they defeated the New York Mets — and lost seven times.
The Dodgers have never won back-to-back World Series.
Neither team has announced its starting pitcher for Game 1.
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