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[How to watch Dodgers-Brewers in Game 1 | NLCS Game 1 Live blog]

On paper, it’s easy to sell the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers. It’s David vs. Goliath. It’s the “average Joes” vs. the best team money can buy. It’s Joey Ortiz vs. Mookie Betts.

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But that’s not how the regular season played out. The Brewers, for all their limitations, swept their season series vs. L.A. and won an MLB-high 97 games, earning the No. 1 seed in the National League.

Whether Milwaukee’s run of success can continue against a Dodgers team full of superstars remains to be seen. While Milwaukee was 6-0 against Los Angeles in the regular season, the Dodgers were never really at full strength until the playoffs. Now fully operational, will the Dodgers roll against the team with the smaller payroll?

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Say what you want about the Brewers, but the team is feisty. With a lineup featuring many players casual baseball fans wouldn’t recognize, the team excels thanks to speed, contact and excellent defense. They can stop a rally with a well-timed dive or make something out of nothing on offense by beating slow grounders and always taking the extra base. It will take all that and more to topple the Dodgers, but the Brewers already know they are more than capable of picking up wins against the defending champs.

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Follow along as Yahoo Sports brings you the news and highlights from Game 1 of the NLCS on Monday.

Date: Monday, Oct. 13
Start time: 8:03 p.m. ET
Location: American Family Field | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
TV channel: TBS, truTV, HBO Max

Follow along with Yahoo Sports for updates, highlights and more from Game 1 of the NLCS: