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The Dodgers and Brewers have met in the National League Championship Series for two consecutive years. The Dodgers defeated their opponents in a seven-game series in 2018. Last year, they won the series in a sweep and achieved their second consecutive World Series championship.
Dodgers manager Robles. (File photo, AFP)
[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Dodgers, who are striving for three consecutive championships, will once again face the Brewers, who have the best record this season, in the National League Championship Series. Dodger head coach Dave Roberts said frankly: "It is difficult to find effective countermeasures against the Brewers, and they are not afraid of us at all."
The Dodgers and Brewers have met in the National League Championship Series for two consecutive years. The Brewers advanced to the National League Championship Series twice in 2018 and 2025, but were eliminated by the Dodgers. In 2018, the two sides played 7 games to decide the winner. Last year, the Dodgers only took 4 games to complete the sweep and achieve two consecutive World Series championships.
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"They play team baseball, so it's difficult to formulate countermeasures," Robles said. The Brewers' pitching, fielding and base running are all very strong, and they don't have many strikeouts. They can definitely hit the ball into the field. They also have hitters like William Contreras and Jake Bauers in the team, who can knock the ball out of the field, so you must be especially careful with them.
Robles believes that they can show high-quality content in every game and actually implement the way baseball should be played. This is not just the so-called small ball tactics, nor is it just relying on tenacious hard work to play, they are playing the purest baseball. Taking these characteristics into account, it can be said that their playing style is indeed very difficult to formulate countermeasures against.
Robles continued: "Their style of play is pretty unique in modern baseball, and I like that style of baseball very much. It's pretty much the style of baseball that head coach Pat Murphy promotes, and the players obviously agree with this philosophy and actually put it into practice."
Robles pointed out that teams such as the Blue Jays, Brewers and Rays also adopt this style of play, and this trend is more obvious now than before. He admitted that the Dodgers must play their best baseball to win, because their opponents are not afraid of them at all. The first game may be against the National League Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski, which will be a tough battle.

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Dodgers head coach Robles said that Shohei Ohtani performed poorly in the National League Division Series, with a batting average of only 0.154 and no home runs in 22 consecutive games. He called on him to improve his ball selection and focus on the strike zone, otherwise it will affect the team's chances of winning in the playoffs.

The Dodgers will face the Brewers in the National League Championship Series. Head coach Robles said that Ohtani Shohei's batting arrangement has not yet been determined. He may be ranked between the 2nd and 5th batting. He admitted that Ohtani's recent batting performance has been poor, but he believes that he can break out in the playoffs.