Brewers manager Pat Murphy has done his level best to paint his side as the scrappy underdog in their National League Championship Series against the Dodgers. On the other side, Dave Roberts has been quick to dismiss such a narrative. Yet as Los Angeles put the finishing touches on a 5-1 victory to take a commanding 2-0 series lead on Tuesday night, it was hard to argue which side seems more likely to represent the National League in the Fall Classic.
The Dodgers bullpen, which was perceived as one of their precious few weak points, has been largely able to sit and observe from afar as starters Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have combined to throw 17 innings of one-run ball to stifle most of Milwaukee's enthusiasm. It will be an incredibly tall task for Murphy's crew to buck historical trends and overcome the deficit, especially since the next three games will be at Dodger Stadium.
