The NLCS was supposed to be a battle of the Dodgers’ stellar pitching rotation versus the Brewers’ shutdown bullpen. Through two games, the Brewers’ starting rotation has fared well but it’s been the Dodger bullpen that has been dominating. The Brewer bullpen has given up eight of the nine runs that the Dodgers have scored in the NLCS.
The Dodgers bullpen has posted a stellar 1.86 ERA in the NLCS with one of those runs coming on a home run given up by Alex Wood. The Brewers have hit just .176 against the Dodgers’ bullpen arms and have struck out ten times in 9 2/3 innings.