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Los Angeles Dodgers (2), Brewers at Milwaukee (1), 5:00 PM ET
The second game of the NLCS is here, and for the second straight year, the Brewers will be up against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers. How far we have come! If you’re a brewer, you need to dig deeper! If you’re the Dodgers, you’re losing everyone. how can I forget But let the football go.
ADOLESCENT: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9, 2.53 ERA, 73 DRA-) ;
THOUSAND: Logan Henderson (113, 2.47 ERA, 89 DRA);
The Dodgers certainly destroyed a lot of the Brewers’ chances by building a lead yesterday, not that it matters much. And even the smartest Dodgers were planning, with the NLDS, when they advanced to the NLCS as if they were planning to repeat as champions. They forced Yamamoto to act like Hannibal Lector until Game 3, when he was released/retained through his bonds, allowing just four hits, one run, and a walk in seven innings. The Braves have allowed just two runs and are fresh enough to start tonight. Again thinking more ahead, the Dodgers using vinegar with a skyrocketing reputation as an early playoff starter is enough for Yamamoto to roll out again if needed for Game 6.
Last season in Game 2 of the NLCS, when Yamamoto pitched a complete game against the Brewers and allowed just three hits, the only run left was Jackson Chourio’s leadoff homer. In that matchup, the Dodgers offense locked up against Freddy Peralta, who allowed them to tie the game and take the lead almost immediately. Peralta tends to Tuesday, though elsewhere, this time around, Yamamoto will be facing Logan Henderson, who pitched five innings while allowing two hits, one earned run, and three walks in the NLDS.
After being gassed last year when there was still too much freshman competition to be included on Milwaukee’s NLCS roster, Henderson helped demoralize the Phillies and their fans in time to close out the regular season this year. In two starts against the Dodgers in 2026, he struck out 13 of them in 12 innings, allowing one run and five hits. He won’t be the hardest hitter in the series, but Henderson’s change-up can trap hitters that have been set up by the heater, of which he’s catching plenty of stinkers this year.