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Milwaukee Brewers: NLCS Series Preview vs Los Angeles Dodgers

By Sam Brahm

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 31: Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers rounds the bases on his way to scoring a run on a double off the bat of Lorenzo Cain of the Milwaukee Brewers as Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 31, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 31: Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers rounds the bases on his way to scoring a run on a double off the bat of Lorenzo Cain of the Milwaukee Brewers as Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 31, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – OCTOBER 07: Orlando Arcia #3 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates with third base coach Ed Sedar after hitting a solo homerun in the ninth inning of Game Three of the National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on October 7, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – OCTOBER 07: Orlando Arcia #3 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates with third base coach Ed Sedar after hitting a solo homerun in the ninth inning of Game Three of the National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on October 7, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

Lineup Comparison

C: Erik Kratz vs Yasmani Grandal

1B: Jesus Aguilar vs Max Muncy

2B: Travis Shaw vs Kike Hernandez

3B: Mike Moustakas vs Justin Turner

SS: Orlando Arcia vs Manny Machado

LF: Ryan Braun vs Joc Pederson

CF: Lorenzo Cain vs Cody Bellinger

RF: Christian Yelich vs Yasiel Puig

In this series, the most important thing offensively is executing with runners in scoring position. In the first few games, Milwaukee left a lot of guys on. It’s only going to become more difficult with the dominant pitching the Dodgers have. But in the last series, Moustakas, Kratz and Shaw really stepped up when they needed to. Offense is key facing a rotation and bullpen like this.

The Dodgers have one of the strongest lineups in baseball. Up and down the batting order is dangerous. There is so much pop throughout. From Max Muncy to Cody Bellinger to Manny Machado. This lineup can absolutely rake. Hopefully the Brewers’ pitching staff can cool down these hot bats in this NLCS series.

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