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

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