NLCS 2026 Preview: Dodgers Vs. Brewers Regular Season Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are set to meet in the National League Championship Series for the second consecutive year and third time since 2018.

Last year, the Dodgers swept the Brewers in the NLCS, while it took them seven games to eliminate the Brewers in 2018.

The Brewers have had home-field advantage each time the clubs have faced off in the NLCS, while the Dodgers hosted the Brewers in the 2020 Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium and swept them in two games.

The Brewers have yet to eliminate the Dodgers in October, with 2026 marking their fourth overall matchup. The Dodgers have also gone to the World Series each year they’ve faced the Brewers in the postseason, winning two of their three trips.

During the 2026 regular season, the Dodgers and Brewers met up seven times. The Dodgers only won three of those matchups (.429), but outscored the Brewers 27 to 25.

Dodgers vs. Brewers 2026 season review

May 22-24; Dodgers take two of three in Milwaukee

The Dodgers and Brewers played early in the season for a rematch of the 2025 NLCS.

The Brewers took the first game of the series, 5-1, as Justin Wrobleski allowed five runs over five innings, while Logan Henderson shut the Dodgers down for five innings.

William Contreras had the big swing with a three-run homer in the fourth inning, and the Dodgers finished the game going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and just three hits. Their lone run came in on a sacrifice fly from Shohei Ohtani.

But the Dodgers’ offense came back swinging the next day, scoring double-digit runs in an 11-3 victory. Roki Sasaki earned the win with five innings pitched and three runs allowed, while the Dodgers scored four runs against Robert Gasser in just 4.1 innings, and then went on to tack on seven runs against DL Hall and Jake Woodford.

Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer and drove in six total runs in the game. Will Smith, Miguel Rojas, Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages and Santiago Espinal each had an RBI.

L.A. wrapped up the series by reversing the opener, this time picking up a 5-1 win.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw seven innings of one-run ball, out-dueling Brandon Sporat, who allowed three runs in four innings.

Pages slugged a two-run homer, and Kyle Tucker drove in a pair while tallying a double and triple in the game.

Aug. 13-16; Brewers take season series

The two clubs did not face off again until the middle of August, while the Dodgers were in the midst of a rough stretch with little to no offense in most of their games.

That contributed to the Brewers taking the season series by winning three of the four games at Dodger Stadium.

The series opener was a close one, with Milwaukee scoring three runs in the ninth against Edwin Diaz, who blew his fourth save of the season and took the loss.

Díaz struck out the first batter, but then allowed four straight singles. He recorded one more strikeout before being replaced by Alex Vesia, who allowed another base hit that gave the Brewers the lead with the run charged to Díaz.

Before that, the Dodgers had an excellent start from Sasaki, who threw six innings of two-run ball, and their bullpen got it to the ninth with the lead.

Max Muncy slugged a three-run homer, and Ben Rortvedt drove in a run with a single.

The Dodgers took the second game with a 3-1 victory, once again led by Yamamoto, who pitched six innings and allowed one run. The Dodgers beat Gasser in that one, but he was more effective, throwing 6.1 innings and allowing three runs.

Pages and Tommy Edman both homered to extend the Dodgers’ lead after Mookie Betts put them up 1-0 with a single in the first inning.

The Brewers then flipped the script on the Dodgers in the third game, taking a 4-1 victory with an impressive performance from Jacob Misiorowski, who threw six innings of one-run ball.

For the Dodgers, Wrobleski continued his struggles against Milwaukee, allowing four runs over six innings.

The Dodgers’ only run came on a triple from Ohtani that scored Alex Call, while the Brewers hit two homers off Wrobleski, both of which were two-run blasts.

In the final matchup between the two teams, the Brewers came out on top, 6-2.

Tarik Skubal was making his third start with the Dodgers and turned in a strong outing with six innings pitched and two runs allowed. However, the bullpen was unable to do its job as Edgardo Henriquez and Vesia each allowed a run, and then Kyle Hurt allowed two more, but both were unearned.

The Brewers got an excellent start from Henderson, who allowed only one run over seven innings.

The Dodgers scored their runs via home runs from Muncy and Pages, while the Brewers took advantage of the Dodgers’ two errors and had just three RBI in the win.