They are a pesky team that learned a lot last year. Did they learn enough or can they be pesky enough? That is why they play the games.
Jackson Chourio seems to save his hits for the right time. Three hits and 6 RBI and in crucial parts of the game, including a 2-run walkoff single with 2 outs in the 9th off Mason Miller. Willson Contreras is crushing and Christian Yelich is looking like he is waking up again. Cooper Pratt is hitting and playing a fantastic SS even as a rookie. The Brewers are hitting well enough to hide Joey Ortiz who struggled in the NLDS after a very good 2nd half. You know that Pat Murphy will have this team ready.
The problem with Milwaukee is not the offense. It is SP after Miz and Logan Henderson. You can win with those two in a 3 game or 5 game series. Much harder in a 7 game series. May and Gasser are not Snell and Glasnow.
Henderson pitched 2 games against LAD in 2026. 12.0 IP, 1 run, 5 hits, 4 BB and 13 K. True to their nature, the Dodgers only run off Henderson was a HR. Miz pitched once against the Dodgers...6.0 IP, 1 run, 5 hits, 6 K.
The Dodgers outslugged Milwaukee in their respective NLDS. But they were dwarfed in their BA and OBP. The Dodgers will hit more HRs than Milwaukee in the NLCS. Will that be enough? It will not be a sweep, but the Dodgers will prevail.