
It's time, Los Angeles Dodgers fans.
The Dodgers open Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night at American Family Field in Milwaukee. First pitch is slotted for 8:08 p.m. Eastern (5:08 p.m. Pacific) and the game will air on TBS, truTV, and HBO Max.
As of Monday morning, the Brewers still have not named their Game 1 starter. On Sunday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that Blake Snell will get the start for the Dodgers on Monday night. Yoshinobu Yamamoto goes in Game 2.
While everyone is waiting to hear from Brewers manager Pat Murphy on the Brewers' pitching situation, what might the starting lineups for both teams look like? A little information was shared by MLB.com reporters Sonja Chen and Adam McCalvy.
1. Shohei Ohtani
2. Mookie Betts
3. Freddie Freeman
4. Teoscar Hernández
5. Will Smith
6. Max Muncy
7. Kiké Hernández
8. Andy Pages
9. Tommy Edman
1. Jackson Chourio
2. Brice Turang
3. William Contreras
4. Christian Yelich
5. Andrew Vaughn
6. Sal Frelick
7. Caleb Durbin
8. Blake Perkins
9. Joey Ortiz
With Snell being a lefthander, it's highly possible that Murphy goes for a right-handed-heavy batting order.
The Dodgers need to get off to a fast start. Milwaukee proved that it belongs in the NLCS, much like Los Angeles did. The Brewers aren't going to lie down against the Dodgers.
Los Angeles either wants a split of the games in Milwaukee or, even better, to get a sweep of these early games. The NLCS is a best-of-seven series, so jumping out fast can put the opposing team at a disadvantage going forward.
Ohtani also needs to get his act together in the batter's box. Roberts noted late last week that his star player appears to be trying and coming up short when taking early hacks at the plate.
But Dodgers fans, the wait is over. It's another stepping stone for LA to get past in order to go for the big prize - a second straight World Series title - to become a reality.
Dodgers Roundtable will have a full recap from Monday night's game after it is over.