NLDS Recap Games 1 and 2

Chicago Cubs (92-70) @ Milwaukee Brewers (97-65)

GM 1: Freddy Peralta (17-6 2.70 ERA 176 IP) vs. Matthew Boyd (14-8 3.21 ERA 179 IP)

GM 2: (Aaron Ashby 5-2 2.16 ERA 66 IP) vs. Shota Imanaga (9-8 3.73 ERA 144 IP)

Milwaukee Radio WTMJ - Jeff Levering, Bill Schroeder, and Josh Maurer

Chicago Radio WSCR - Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer

The National League Division Series is under way, and after just two games, the Cubs and Phillies are facing elimination. The Chicago starters could not keep Milwaukee off of the board, with nearly every Brewer finding a way to contribute. As the series heads south to Chicago, Craig Counsell’s squad is in deep trouble.

Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69) @ Philadelphia Phillies (96-66)

GM 1: Christopher Sánchez (13-5 2.50 ERA 202 IP) vs. Shohei Ohtani (1-1 2.87 ERA 47 IP)

GM 2: Jesús Luzardo (15-7 3.92 ERA 183 IP) vs. Blake Snell (5-4 2.35 ERA 61 IP)

Philadelphia Radio WIP - Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, and Kevin Stocker

Los Angeles Radio AM570 - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday

The Phillies starters, Christopher Sanchez and Jesus Luzardo, performed admirably against the Dodgers, but the bullpen and the bats have not followed suit. For Los Angeles, Shohei Ohtani provided a quality start in his postseason pitching debut, while Blake Snell continued his playoff dominance. Once again, the ‘Brothers Hernández’ came up clutch in game one, and the bullpen held on by the skin of their teeth to secure a 2-0 series lead.

Audio clips from MLB.tv

As always, thank you to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more.

Catch you next time,

P.C.O.