Brewers Force NLCS Game 7 vs Dodgers: 2018 World Series At Stake

MILWAUKEE, WI — At just after 7 p.m. Milwaukee time, the Brewers and Dodgers will begin Game Seven of the National League Championship Series with a 2018 World Series berth on the line.

The Brewers send their best starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin to the mound, and the Dodgers counter with Walker Buehler. The matchup is a repeat of Game Three, in which the Brewers won 4-0.

A win by either team would represent a chance to end generational droughts for either team.

For Milwaukee, their last World Series appearance came in 1982 when skipper Harvey Kuenn led the team to within one game of the MLB crown, losing in the seventh game to the St. Louis Cardinals. They haven't been back since. In 1982, the Brewers stormed their way to their only World Series appearance. Paul Molitor, Milwaukee's leadoff hitter set a new World Series record with five hits. Robin Yount was the first player in history to have two four-hit games in the fall classic.

The Dodgers appeared in the 2017 World Series, losing to the Houston Astros in seven games. The last MLB championship for the Dodgers came in 1988 when they defeated the Oakland Athletics four games to one. In that series, Orel Hershiser started two games, winning both. The series will arguably be most known for Kirk Gibson's epic World Series home run. It's regarded as one of the greatest home runs of all time.

How We Got Here:

Milwaukee:
The Brewers rode a late-season winning streak to tie the Chicago Cubs at the top of the NL Central Division. The Brewers continued their hot play to defeat the Cubs in a one-game tiebreaker in an extra regular-season game to win the division. The Brewers opened the 2018 playoffs by routing the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS in order to advance to play the Dodgers.

Los Angeles:
The Dodgers similarly rode a late-season hot streak, and played the Rockies also in an extra regular-season tiebreaker game to win the National League West division. It's the first time in MLB history that four teams played tiebreaker games to decide their respective divisional championships. The Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves three games to one in the NLDS in order to advance to face the Brewers.

Brewer NLCS Roster

And here's Milwaukee's 25-man roster for the NLCS. The team has made one change from their roster during the NLDS: they've swapped out outfielder Keon Broxton for lefty reliever Xavier Cedeno.

* During game four of the NLCS, Gio Gonzales suffered an apparent ankle injury, and was replaced on the roster with Zach Davies.

Pitchers
Corbin Burnes
Xavier Cedeno
Jhoulys Chacin
Gio Gonzalez*
Junior Guerra
Josh Hader
Jeremy Jeffress
Corey Knebel
Wade Miley
Freddy Peralta
Joakim Soria
Brandon Woodruff

Zach Davies*

Catchers
Erik Kratz
Manny Pina

Infielders
Jesus Aguilar
Orlando Arcia
Mike Moustakas
Hernan Perez
Jonathan Schoop
Travis Shaw

Outfielders
Ryan Braun
Lorenzo Cain
Curtis Granderson
Domingo Santana
Christian Yelich

National League Division Series

Game 1: Milwaukee 3 Colorado 2 - 10 innings. W: Soria L: Ottavino

Game 2: Milwaukee 4, Colorado 0 W: Chacin L: Anderson

Game 3: Milwaukee 6, Colorado 0 W: Burnes L: Marquez

National League Championship Series (All games on FOX or FS1, all times TBA and listed in CDT)

Game 1: Milwaukee 6 Los Angeles 5, W: Woodruff L: Kershaw

Game 2: Los Angeles 4 Milwaukee 3, W: Baez L: Jeffress

Game 3: Milwaukee 4 Los Angeles 0 W: Chacin L: Buehler

Game 4: Los Angeles 2 Milwaukee 1 W: Urias L: Guerra

Game 5: Los Angeles 5 Milwaukee 2 W: Kershaw L: Woodruff

Game 6: Milwaukee 7 Los Angeles 2 W: Knebel L: Ryu

Game 7: Sat. Oct. 20, in Milwaukee 7:09 p.m. Walker Buehler vs Jhoulys Chacin

World Series (all games on Fox, all times TBA)

Game 1: Tues., Oct. 23

Game 2: Wed., Oct. 24

Game 3: Fri., Oct. 26, in Milwaukee

Game 4: Sat. Oct. 27, in Milwaukee

Game 5: Sun., Oct. 28, in Milwaukee*

Game 6: Tues., Oct. 30*

Game 7: Wed., Oct. 31*

*If Necessary

Photo Credit: MILWAUKEE, WI - OCTOBER 19: Jesus Aguilar #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates after hitting an RBI double to score Ryan Braun #8 and Lorenzo Cain #6 against Hyun-Jin Ryu #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Game Six of the National League Championship Series at Miller Park on October 19, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)