The Dodgers are heading to their third consecutive National League Championship Series after defeating the Braves on Monday afternoon. They’re doing so, largely, because of their starting pitching. They also got some timely home runs from the offense.
They are set to face the Brewers, who dispatched the Rockies with relative ease. Their starting pitching, however, wasn’t a huge reason why. Sure, the Brewers’ starters allowed no runs to the Rockies, but the starters also threw just 12 2⁄3 innings in the three games. Jhoulys Chacin had the longest outing (five innings) of the trio.