# Dodgers-Brewers NLCS set

Sports · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 4 shows · 43m airtime

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres on October 9, 2026 to reach the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a rematch of last year's sweep by Los Angeles. Milwaukee won Game 1 on October 12, 2-1, and its bullpen threw five no-hit, no-walk innings in Game 2, a postseason first. The Brewers are 172-102 since June 6, 2025, and hold home field. The discussion weighs the two as the best teams in the NL, notes that the last six times the Dodgers won 100 or more games they did not win the World Series, and turns to proposed rules cutting the season to 154 games, letting top seeds pick opponents, and making the Division Series seven games.

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## Segments

- [Pardon My Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/pardonmytake), 2026-10-09, 25:42 to 30:09: **Previews the NLCS and the new seeding rules**. Previews the Dodgers-Brewers NLCS as a matchup of the NL's two best teams, noting Milwaukee's 172-102 record since June 2025 and home field, and runs through the new rules shortening the season to 154 games and letting top seeds pick opponents. New angle: The Brewers are 172-102 since June 6, 2025; new rules cut the season to 154 games and let top seeds pick opponents.
- [Pardon My Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/pardonmytake), 2026-10-09, 2:15:14 to 2:17:16: **Previews Dodgers-Brewers with a pick**. Anthony Rizzo previews the Dodgers-Brewers NLCS: Los Angeles's bottom-of-the-order clutch hitting against banged-up starters, Milwaukee's small ball and bullpen. Analysis and a pick, no new development in the series.
- [The Dan Patrick Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanpatrickshow), 2026-10-09, 18:46 to 30:32: **Adds the 154-game and best-of-seven talks**. Smoltz previews the Dodgers-Brewers NLCS and, on the rules, says MLB has told the players union it is weighing a cut to 154 games and a best-of-seven Division Series - a proposal stage the earlier rule talk did not reach. New angle: MLB told the players union it is considering cutting the season to 154 games and making the Division Series best-of-seven.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-09, 36:45 to 41:12: **Frames the series as old power versus young efficiency**. Frames the Dodgers-Brewers series as old power versus young efficiency and ties the outcome to baseball's labor fight, arguing a Brewers win would strengthen the players' case against a cap. Stylistic preview and opinion, with no new development in the series itself.
- [The Dan Patrick Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanpatrickshow), 2026-10-10, 40:25 to 42:15: **Previews Game 1 and the lefty relief edge**. Smoltz previews Game 1 of the Dodgers-Brewers NLCS and puts the series on the Brewers' left-handed relievers neutralizing the Dodgers' left-handed power, with the rotation lined up as Milwaukee wanted. Adds the Game 1 broadcast slot and a walk-based path to a Brewers win. New angle: Game 1 of Dodgers-Brewers is Sunday at 8 Eastern, with Smoltz on the call.
- [The Dan Patrick Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanpatrickshow), 2026-10-12, 1:25 to 3:57: **Runs through the weekend results**. Runs through the weekend results, leading with the Brewers' 2-1 Game 1 win and noting Game 2 is later today in Milwaukee, then moves on to the NFL slate. A quick recap that stays inside the existing coverage.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-12, 19:47 to 21:25: **Reports Milwaukee's Game 1 win over Los Angeles**. Reports Game 1 of the NLCS itself: Milwaukee's bullpen holds a 1-0 Dodgers lead and the Brewers win 2-1, with Betts up and runners on in the ninth. Cowherd frames Milwaukee as the NL's Tampa Bay, winning on pitching, defense and singles. New angle: Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 2-1 in Game 1 of the NLCS.
- [PTI](https://boilpoints.com/u/pti), 2026-10-12, 16:05 to 18:49: **Recaps Game 1 and the two-for-22 with runners on**. Recaps Game 1 of the NLCS and Wilbon's read that Milwaukee had to have it, with the Dodgers' two-for-22 with runners in scoring position as the indictment. Stays inside the series narrative already on the record.
- [PTI](https://boilpoints.com/u/pti), 2026-10-13, 5:00 to 7:58: **Adds the bullpen's five no-hit, no-walk innings**. Recaps Game 2 of the NLCS, which Milwaukee won to take a 2-0 lead behind William Contreras's game-tying homer and go-ahead single off Yamamoto. Notes the Brewers bullpen threw five no-hit, no-walk innings, a postseason first, and that Ohtani is hurt. New angle: The Brewers bullpen threw five no-hit, no-walk innings in Game 2, a postseason first.
- [The Dan Patrick Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanpatrickshow), 2026-10-17, 5:47 to 14:19: **Frames the exit as David versus Goliath**. Reaction to the Dodgers' NLCS exit and the Brewers-Rays-or-Guardians World Series, framed around David versus Goliath and dynasties. It puts one new figure on the record: the last six Dodgers teams to win 100 games did not win the title. New angle: The last six times the Dodgers won 100 or more games in a season, they did not win the World Series.