MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy keeps finding new ways to play up his team’s underdog status for its National League Championship Series matchup with the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

“I’m sure that most Dodger players can’t name eight guys on our roster,” Murphy quipped during his pregame press conference Monday. “No offense to them, they shouldn’t have to know the names, but these are some guys that hopefully they know their names by the time it’s over.”

Murphy, who has referred to his team as “Average Joes,” is going where many other coaches or managers have gone before in playing up the strengths of an opponent while downplaying his own team’s chances.

This matchup gives Murphy plenty of opportunities to do that.

The Dodgers are p

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