The Brewers are back in the NLCS, with a familiar opponent looming.
On Saturday night, Milwaukee finally got over the hump with a cathartic victory in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. The Brewers snapped a streak of six consecutive postseason series losses -- a spell that began at the hands of the Dodgers in the 2018 NLCS.
Seven years later, Milwaukee will host Game 1 of the NLCS on Monday (8:08 p.m. ET on FOX).
The Brewers are vying for their first pennant since 1982, which also marks the franchise's only appearance in the Fall Classic. They are one of five teams without a World Series championship, a dubious distinction which, of course, the Dodgers don't know much about. L.A. is still humming in its title defense, having won consecutive playoff series to kickstart