BREWERS | NLCS GAME 1 'Find a way': Rookie delivers biggest hit yet in Brewers' NLCS Game 1 win vs. Dodgers Todd Rosiak Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 12, 2026 Oct 12, 2026 Updated 8 hrs ago × Brewers right fielder Luis Lara answers a question about whether it was a dream to get a big hit in Sunday's NLCS Game 1 against the Dodgers. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On paper, the matchup appeared to be heavily tilted — and not in the Milwaukee Brewers' favor.kAm%2C:< $<F32=[ E96 EH@\E:>6 5676?5:?8 p>6C:42? {628F6 rJ *@F?8 pH2C5 H:??6C[ H2D @? E96 >@F?5 7@C E96 {@D p?86=6D s@586CD H:E9 v2CC6EE |:E496== @? D64@?5 32D6 C6AC6D6?E:?8 E96 8@\29625 CF?]k^AmkAmpE E96 A=2E6 DE@@5 {F:D {2C2[ 2=C625J G:4E:> @7 2 7@FC\A:E49 DEC:<6@FE :? 9:D 7:CDE 2E\32E 2?5 3@2DE:?8 2== @7 7:G6 A@DED62D@? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Luis Lara says he's dreaming bigger than NLCS Game 1 win Brewers right fielder Luis Lara answers a question about whether it was a dream to get a big hit in Sunday's NLCS Game 1 against the Dodgers. Instant analysis from the Brewers’ NLCS Game 1 victory over the Dodgers The Brewers’ seven-game postseason losing streak against the Los Angeles Dodgers is over. Here's what stood out from Game 1 of the NLCS. 5 moments that shaped the Brewers' NLCS Game 1 victory over the Dodgers Check out the scenes from five pivotal moments in the Milwaukee Brewers' victory in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night. 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Luis Lara says he's dreaming bigger than NLCS Game 1 win Brewers right fielder Luis Lara answers a question about whether it was a dream to get a big hit in Sunday's NLCS Game 1 against the Dodgers.
Instant analysis from the Brewers’ NLCS Game 1 victory over the Dodgers The Brewers’ seven-game postseason losing streak against the Los Angeles Dodgers is over. Here's what stood out from Game 1 of the NLCS.Â
5 moments that shaped the Brewers' NLCS Game 1 victory over the Dodgers Check out the scenes from five pivotal moments in the Milwaukee Brewers' victory in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night.
How Brewers' Brice Turang turned an impossible pitch into a game-changing homer Brewers hitters struggled to explain Brice Turang’s homer Sunday night because, by the numbers, nobody had done anything quite like it before.
Polzin: The only way for the Brewers to prove they're different is to finally slay the giant The Dodgers have been the Milwaukee Brewers' October nightmare. Now Pat Murphy and Co. get another shot at rewriting the ending.
'Crunch time all the time': How Brewers' bullpen has turned playoff pressure into a strength The Brewers' bullpen has had almost no breathing room through five playoff games. But that hasn't stopped it from shutting down opposing hitte…
