Yoshinobu Yamamoto had struggled in his last start in the MLB playoffs, so the Japanese star's dramatic change paide off. Kike had to make fun of him for it.

The Milwaukee Brewers limited the Los Angeles Dodgers to two runs and pulled off one of the greatest defensive plays in baseball history. It wasn't enough to beat Blake Snell.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Blake Snell this offseason so he could pitch well in the biggest moments. And he did just that in Monday's Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field.

Regular-season dominance over an opponent usually means little, if anything, for a rematch in the playoffs. Just ask the 2015 Mets, who went winless in seven games against the Cubs during the regular season before sweeping four games from them in the NLCS to gain a World Series berth.

Blake Snell dominates over eight innings as the Dodgers overcome a disastrous double play in the fourth inning of a 2-1 win over the Brewers in Game 1 of the NLCS.

Bryce Miller looked like he might be on the cusp of a spiral from the get-go on Sunday night. But instead, he wound up giving the Mariners everything they could’ve hoped for against the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.