Dodgers showcase payroll power in Game 1, with Freeman's sixth-inning homer and Snell's eight scoreless frames lifting LA past Milwaukee. Betts sealed it with a bases-loaded walk as the Dodgers out-tacked the Brewers’ depth and set a potent tone for the series. The Brewers leaned on a bullpen-heavy approach, but the star talent edge proved decisive.

Game 2 shifts to Dodger Stadium with Yamamoto on the hill; Ohtani and Glasnow looms for Games 3–4. Ohtani’s mini-slump from the Phillies era sparked questions, but his patient at-bats and the Dodgers’ depth keep them favored. For fantasy and betting, the takeaway is clear: talent wins series when the payrolls hum at peak.