Milwaukee opened the National League Championship Series with a 2–1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brice Turang homered against Tarik Skubal, and Luis Lara supplied the deciding single in the fifth inning.
The Brewers bullpen protected the narrow lead after starter Jacob Misiorowski’s demanding outing. Los Angeles grounded into three double plays and left nine runners on base, failing to turn its opportunities into a sustained scoring response.
The result ended Milwaukee’s run of seven postseason losses against the Dodgers. This opening-game report precedes the later stages of the series, but established the first advantage in a matchup between two teams that had each won a hundred regular-season games.
