MILWAUKEE -- Blake Snell had to watch from afar as his team was swept by the Brewers in six games during the regular season. But while he was sidelined with left shoulder inflammation, he absorbed as much information on opposing hitters as he could.

He finally got to put that information to use in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series at American Family Field on Monday night.

Snell carved up the Brewers across a postseason career-high eight innings, facing the minimum before the bullpen closed things out in the Dodgers' 2-1 win . Snell struck out 10 without walking a batter. He allowed just one baserunner when Caleb Durbin singled in the third, but he was picked off shortly afterward.

In postseason history, teams winning Game 1 in any best-of-seven series have gone on to take that se

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