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The Dodgers will start Blake Snell in Game 1 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Brewers.

The move allows Yamamoto to pitch a potential Game 6 on regular rest, while Ohtani could be available in relief for Game 7.

Ohtani went one for 18 with nine strikeouts in the NLDS, which was concerning for the Dodgers.

MILWAUKEE — Entering this week’s National League Championship Series , the Dodgers’ pitching plan seemed simple.

After Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow started the final two games of the team’s NL Division Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell were next in line for Game

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