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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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MILWAUKEE, WI – SEPTEMBER 18: Jonathan Schoop #5 of the Milwaukee Brewers hits a single in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park on September 18, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI – SEPTEMBER 18: Jonathan Schoop #5 of the Milwaukee Brewers hits a single in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park on September 18, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Players To Watch

Brewers

Jonathan Schoop- With Travis Shaw hitting .209 against lefties and the Dodgers starting rotation having three, Schoop will get a lot more opportunities and he’ll take advantage of them.

Erik Kratz- Good Ol’ Erik Kratz was raking in the NLDS batting .625. Hopefully he keeps it up.

Lorenzo Cain- Had a rough NLDS, but with LoCain hitting .373 against lefties, he’ll make fans forget about the last series

Wade Miley- In game three, Miley neutralized the Rockies giving up three hits in four and two-thirds innings. With the NLCS being a best of seven series, there’s a good chance he’ll go deeper into the game to not put as much of a workload on the bullpen.

Dodgers

Justin Turner– Batted .357 in the NLDS with a .929 OPS. Dangerous hitter that Brewers pitchers don’t want to make a mistake against

Yasiel Puig– Confident in his playoff predictions and confident in his play. He batted .333 in the NLDS and can make a big impact on both sides of the field.

Max Muncy- Lefty with a lot of pop and could have a huge NLCS. Muncy had two homers in the series vs the Braves with four RBI’s.

Clayton Kershaw- The starter for game one is a different animal when he’s in the playoffs. The Brewer’s did beat him in the regular season, but this isn’t the same Clayton Kershaw.

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