https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/page/9/?d=1enhttps://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/come-on-back-from-the-ledge-for-a-spell-william-contreras-would-not-let-brewers-lose-game-2-r5113/No fear. No fear, and no self-doubt. No fear, and no self-doubt, and no waiting around. William Contreras felt responsible for the run the Dodgers scored in the top of the first inning Monday, giving the visitors another near-immediate lead and forcing the Brewers to play from behind against the...5113Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:09:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/jake-bauers-epic-12-pitch-walk-set-stage-for-brewers-to-take-game-2-r5112/How often can you say a game-changing plate appearance happened in the third inning? Well, in the postseason, it can occur at any time. Most remember walk-offs or late-inning hits that lead to a team winning a game. But Monday, the biggest plate appearance happened in the bottom of the thir...5112Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:57:12 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/brewers-dodgers-nl-championship-series-game-2-matchup-by-the-numbers-r5104/Following a 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series—the same score as last year's NLCS opener with the opposite outcome—the Milwaukee Brewers will be aiming to protect home-field advantage in Game 2 at American Family Field. And the pitcher tasked with that responsibility is rig...5104Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:08:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/two-very-different-types-of-changeup-collide-in-nlcs-game-2-r5110/Logan Henderson has one of the best straight changeups in baseball. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has one of the best splitters. In Game 2 of the NLCS on Monday afternoon, the two will square off, and the balance of the series will tip toward whichever club figures out the other's offspeed marvel better. T...5110Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:43:45 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/logan-henderson-vs-the-dodgers-round-3-r5108/Despite a massive Game 1 win Sunday night, the Milwaukee Brewers have no time to celebrate. With Game 2 on deck, the Los Angeles Dodgers will look to even the series before heading home, putting plenty of pressure on Brewers starting pitcher Logan Henderson. The 24-year-old right-hander was sens...5108Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:01:47 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/at-the-crucial-moments-of-game-1-brewers-were-good-enough-to-make-up-for-the-rest-r5105/It felt like a rerun of last year's NLCS. Jacob Misiorowski's second playoff start began like his first, as he labored through his first two innings while the Dodgers scored first. Meanwhile, Tarik Skubal was doing what Blake Snell did to the Brewers in last year's Game 1, forcing baseball's mos...5105Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:10:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/man-your-old-friend-turned-the-night-on-its-end-brice-turang-tipped-game-1-to-the-crew-r5103/A playoff game starts like an arm-wrestling match. The opponents make contact, feel one another out for a moment, and then there's a sudden tension, as each side tries to flatten the other and win the prize—but meets almost perfectly equal resistance from the other. Both sides knew what was comi...5103Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:35:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/an-unexpected-hero-luis-lara-comes-up-with-the-biggest-hit-propelling-brewers-to-game-1-win-r5102/This is all new to Luis Lara. He wasn’t on the roster last year when the Milwaukee Brewers faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. He wasn’t even really a glimmer in their eyes. One of the last places Lara figured he would be a year ago was as the starting right fielder...5102Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:22:14 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/brewers-bullpen-lefties-hold-key-to-controlling-dodgers-biggest-bats-r5097/There is no question that the Milwaukee Brewers' pitching staff as a whole is better-equipped heading into the NL Championship Series this year than it was last year against the same opponent, the powerful Los Angeles Dodgers. Not only is that from a health angle, but from a weapons perspec...5097Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:16:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/the-2026-brewers-have-seen-tarik-skubal-twice-but-this-time-will-be-different-r5101/As games against Tarik Skubal go, the Brewers did well in 2026. They faced him twice, and though he got 18 outs in each appearance, the Crew also collected seven hits in each. They scored six runs, although one was unearned and another came home after he'd departed the game. It wasn't like they...5101Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:53:55 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/brewers-dodgers-nl-championship-series-game-1-matchup-by-the-numbers-r5098/A matchup that has been anticipated since the first day of spring training is finally here. The Milwaukee Brewers vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series. MLB's best team in the regular season vs. the two-time defending World Series champions in a repeat of last...5098Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/milwaukee-brewers-news/brewers/how-should-brewers-pitch-dodgers-fastball-hunting-offense-in-nlcs-r5099/After posting a 1.80 ERA and 3.47 FIP against the Padres in the NLDS, the Brewers' pitching staff faces a more daunting assignment against the Dodgers in a rematch of last year's NLCS. That, at least, is how it looks at first glance. The Padres were a capable offense, finishing the regular seaso...5099Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:28:00 +0000