Game 1 of the National League Championship series did not fall the Milwaukee Brewers’ way. After just one day off following their thrilling NLDS win over the Chicago Cubs, a result of the team failing to put away their division rivals at Wrigley Field after gaining a 2-0 series lead, the Brew Crew came out of the gates slowly in their quest for their first National League pennant in franchise history.
However, an NLDS hangover was not the main culprit for Milwaukee's slow start in their best-of-seven series with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers; that responsibility falls on 2x Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, who turned in the best starting pitching performance of the 2025 postseason.