MILWAUKEE -- Blake Snell has a simple way to slow down the Brewers when he takes the mound for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.

"The goal is to keep them off the bases," Snell said on Sunday afternoon at American Family Field.

Of course, that's always the plan for any pitcher. But when Milwaukee inevitably gets a runner on base, Snell will be ready for them to take off at a moment's notice.

"If they're on the bases, it depends which runner is on base," Snell said. "I've studied them. I understand who is running, who is not running, [which] counts -- all that. If we get to that point, then I'll be ready for it and well aware of it."

For the Brewers, it almost doesn't matter who is on base.

They led the National League with 164 steals during the regu

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