The Los Angeles Dodgers remained undefeated against the Milwaukee Brewers in the postseason by clawing out a 3-1 win in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.
The Dodgers initially were able to gain an advantage over a talented Brewers team thanks to two excellent pitching performances from Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
In the lead up to the NLCS beginning, manager Pat Murphy praised the Dodgers’ star power and surmised “most” players on their roster couldn’t name eight active Brewers.
The messaging, intentional or not, created the perception that the Brewers were somewhat of an underdog in the series.