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Snell Shines as Dodgers Edge Brewers 2-1 to Take NLCS Game 1

Snell's dominance flipped the script on a Brewers club that swept L.A. in July.

Oct 13, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell (7) throws during the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers during game one of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell (7) pitches during the first inning of the of their National League Championship Series game against the Milwaukee Brewers October 13, 2025 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Oct 13, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) throws a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth inning during game one of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Blake Snell threw eight shutout innings with one hit, no walks and 10 strikeouts on 103 pitches, facing the minimum after a third-inning pickoff.
  • Los Angeles scored on Freddie Freeman’s solo homer in the sixth and a bases-loaded walk drawn by Mookie Betts in the ninth.
  • Milwaukee executed a rare 8-6-2 double play in the fourth that erased a bases-loaded threat after Sal Frelick juggled Max Muncy’s deep drive off the wall.
  • Roki Sasaki gave up a run in the ninth before Blake Treinen entered and struck out Brice Turang with the bases loaded to seal the win.
  • The Dodgers lead the NLCS 1-0 in Milwaukee against the majors’ top regular-season team that went 6-0 vs. L.A.; Game 2 features Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Freddy Peralta.