Overview
- Game 1 is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET Sunday, Oct. 11, at American Family Field and will air on Fox with Jacob Misiorowski projected to start for Milwaukee and Tarik Skubal for Los Angeles.
- The Brewers earned the league’s best record (103 wins) and home‑field advantage after beating the Padres in the NLDS, while the two‑time defending champion Dodgers advanced by eliminating the Braves in four games.
- This series is expected to be pitching‑driven because Milwaukee’s Misiorowski has emerged as an NL Cy Young contender and both clubs entered with deep, high‑quality rotations and bullpens that make runs likely scarce.
- Los Angeles faces lineup concerns as Shohei Ohtani’s lingering injuries and late‑season slump raise the importance of manufacturing runs even as the Dodgers rely on rotation depth from Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
- Players report teams are starting to use AI video tools to flag subtle mechanical cues that can indicate pitch tipping, a development that could shape scouting, in‑series adjustments and how batters prepare against pitchers.