Blake Snell was the story in Game 1 of the National League Championship series between the Dodgers and the Brewers Monday night. The 2023 Cy Young winner threw eight shutout innings allowing just one hit while striking out a postseason career high ten as Los Angeles took the opener, 2-1.
Freddie Freeman launched a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning. Mookie Betts drew a bases loaded walk off of Abner Uribe in the ninth to account for the Dodgers’ runs. That base on balls proved pivotal as the Brewers scored in the bottom of the ninth and then loaded the bases with two outs. Milwaukee, though, could not plate the tying run as Blake Treinen struck out Brice Turang to end the threat.
Snell has now started three playoff games for the Dodgers this postseason – all series openers – and won each. He made his postseason debut with the Dodgers on September 30 taking the mound for Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against Cincinnati. He struck out 9 while allowing four hits and two runs over six innings in a 10-5 win. Next, he opened the NLDS for LA last Monday with seven innings of one-hit, shutout ball with nine strikeouts in a 4-3 win over the Phillies. Snell has now pitched 21 innings and allowed a mere six hits and two runs while striking out 28 this postseason.
Game 2 is Tuesday night with Yoshinobu Yamamoto taking the mound for Los Angeles against Freddy Peralta for Milwaukee.
Lets dive into the numbers behind the storylines of Game 2 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and the Brewers.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Dodgers at Brewers – NLCS Game 2
- Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
- Time: 8:08PM EST
- Site: American Family Field
- City: Milwaukee, WI
- Network/Streaming: TBS
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Odds for the Dodgers at the Brewers – NLCS Game 2
The latest odds as of Monday courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: Los Angeles Dodgers (-119), Milwaukee Brewers (-102)
- Spread: Dodgers -1.5 (+152)
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Dodgers at Brewers – NLCS Game 2
- Pitching matchup for October 14, 2025: Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Freddy Peralta
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8, 2.49 ERA)
Last Game: 10/8 vs. Philadelphia – 4IP, 3ER, 6H, 1 BB, 2Ks
Yamamoto has started 2 playoff games this postseason and allowed 3 earned runs on 10 hits over 10.2 innings while striking out 11 - Freddy Peralta (17-6, 2.70 ERA)
Last Game: 10/9 at Cubs – 4IP, 3ER, 3H, 2BB, 6Ks
Peralta started two games in the Divisional Series against the Cubs and allowed 5 earned runs on 7 hits with 15 strikeouts over 9.2 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Dodgers at Brewers – NLCS Game 2
- Shohei Ohtani is 3-10 (.300) with 2 HRs in his career against Freddy Peralta
- Freddie Freeman is 6-26 (.231) with 1 HR in his career against Peralta
- Mookie Betts is 1-12 (.083) with his lone hit being a home run in his career against Peralta
- The Brewers as a team have had just 9 ABs against Yoshinobu Yamamoto but are 4-7 (.571) with 2 BBs in those plate appearances
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto has zero strikeouts in his career against the Brewers
- Shohei Ohtani is 0-11 in his last 3 games and just 1-20 in his last 5 games
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Expert picks & predictions for Tuesday’s NLCS Game 2 between the Dodgers and the Brewers
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Dodgers and the Brewers:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Dodgers on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play ATS.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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