The Brewers will counter with staff ace Jacob Misiorowski in the series opener in Milwaukee.
Dave Roberts confirmed Friday via Zoom that Tarik Skubal will start Game 1 of the NLCS against the Brewers, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto taking the ball in Game 2. Both games will be played in Milwaukee. The Dodgers earned the flexibility to line up their rotation exactly how they wanted after closing out the Braves in four games in the NLDS.
Skubal struck out seven in six innings in that Game 1 win over Atlanta, allowing one run and two hits in a 5-3 victory, and walked two. It's now the fourth time he'll get a Game 1 start in the postseason. Across seven career postseason starts, Skubal has a 1.97 ERA with 63 strikeouts and seven unintentional walks in 45 2/3 innings, and he has gone at least six innings every time out.
Milwaukee will counter with Jacob Misiorowski in Game 1. Misiorowski has faced the Dodgers twice during the regular season plus a relief appearance in last year's NLCS, posting a 1.59 ERA with 27 strikeouts and three walks in 17 innings against them.
Yamamoto, last year's World Series MVP, will start Game 2 on Monday at American Family Field. Both Skubal and Yamamoto will also be available to start later in the series in Games 5 and 6.