Major League Baseball on Thursday announced start times and broadcast schedules for the National League Championship Series.
And, for a second straight series, Dodgers fans were greeted with an inconvenient weekday first pitch.
While Game 1 of the team’s NLCS rematch against the Brewers will kick off at 5 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday from American Family Field in Milwaukee, Game 2 on Monday will begin at 2 p.m. local time in Los Angeles –– similar to the late-afternoon weekday starts the Dodgers had in Games 3 and 4 of their NL Division Series defeat of the Braves this week.
Every other game of the NLCS will be at night on the West Coast.
The series shifts to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 (Wednesday at 5 p.m.), Game 4 (Thursday at 6 p.m.) and Game 5 (Friday at 6 p.m.).
Game 6 (Sunday, Oct. 18 at 5 p.m.) and Game 7 (Monday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m.) will be back in Milwaukee, if necessary.
All games will be on Fox or FS1.
The Dodgers swept the Brewers at this stage in last year’s playoffs, propelling them to a second straight NL pennant en route to a second straight World Series title.
This year, the club is trying to complete the first NL pennant three-peat since the St. Louis Cardinals of 1942-44 and the first World Series three-peat by an NL team in baseball history.
Here is the full schedule for the NLCS:
Game 1, Sunday: 5 p.m. PT, Fox in Milwaukee
Game 2, Monday: 2 p.m. PT, Fox/FS1 in Milwaukee
Game 3, Wednesday: 5 p.m. PT, FS1 at Dodger Stadium
Game 4, Thursday: 6 p.m. PT, FS1 at Dodger Stadium
Game 5*, Friday, Oct. 16: 6 p.m. PT, FS1 at Dodger Stadium
Game 6*, Sunday, Oct. 18: 5 p.m. PT, FS1 in Milwaukee
Game 7*, Monday, Oct. 19: 5 p.m. PT, Fox/FS1 in Milwaukee
*if necessary
