Dodgers-Brewers NLCS Game 1 Will Be Skubal vs.Misiorowski;Yamamoto For Game 2

TheLos Angeles Dodgerswill startTarik Skubalagainst theMilwaukee Brewers– who will go with staff ace Jacob Misiorowski – on Sunday in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, last year’sWorld SeriesMVP, will start Game 2 on Monday at American Family Field, manager Dave Roberts said Friday.

Skubal also started Game 1 of the NL Division Series.The two-time Cy Young Award winner pitched six dominant innings, allowing one run and two hits, in a 5-3 victory over theAtlanta Braves.The left-hander struck out seven and walked two.

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Misiorowski had two starts during the regular season against the Dodgers and a relief appearance in last year’s NLCS.In those 17 innings, he has posted a 1.59 ERA with 27 strikeouts and three walks.

Yamamoto started Game 3 of the NLDS, and struck out 10 over seven innings.The right-hander allowed one run and four hits to go with one walk.

Two-time Cy Young Award winnerBlake Snellstruggled as the Game 2 starter against the Braves, who won 3-2 to tie the best-of-five series 1-1.The Dodgers went on to eliminate the Braves, 3-1.

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Roberts said the Dodgers were in discussions about adding a pitcher for the best-of-seven NLCS, which would require them to drop a position player.Rosters are due Sunday morning.

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Miguel Rojasexited Game 3 against the Braves during an at-bat with lower back pain.The utility player underwent imaging, which mostly showed prior back issues.He took ground balls and a couple rounds of batting practice at Dodger Stadium on Friday.

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Rojas, 37, has said he’s leaning toward retiring at the end of the season.

“Today was encouraging,” Roberts said.“We still have a flight to get on and see how he comes in tomorrow for the workout there, so there’s nothing definitive.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.