Tarik Skubal Suffers Tough Loss in Dodgers' NLCS Game 1 Defeat

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Tarik Skubal absorbed his second career postseason defeat in a 2-1 NLCS Game 1 loss to the Brewers. The two-time Cy Young winner allowed two runs on five hits across five innings with seven strikeouts and two walks. Skubal dominated early, striking out six of the first nine batters, but yielded a game-tying solo homer to Brice Turang in the fourth and a decisive leadoff walk in the fifth before exiting early.