# Dodgers NLCS Player Grades

> Tarik Skubal's errors cost Dodgers Game 1 loss in NLCS.
- Title: Dodgers NLCS Player Grades · California Post | Shortify
- Summary: Tarik Skubal's errors cost Dodgers Game 1 loss in NLCS. Dodgers' Tarik Skubal made too many mistakes in Game 1 of NLCS against Brewers, earning a C- grade.
- Keywords: dodgers, milwaukee brewers, national league championship series, tarik skubal, mookie betts, freddie freeman, will smith, shohei ohtani, teoscar hernandez, max muncy, andy pages, kyle tucker
- Source: California Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/12/sports/dodgers-nlcs-player-grades-tarik-skubal-makes-too-many-mistakes-in-game-1-loss
- Published: 2026-10-12T04:01:40+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dodgers, milwaukee brewers, national league championship series, tarik skubal, mookie betts, freddie freeman, will smith, shohei ohtani, teoscar hernandez, max muncy, andy pages, kyle tucker
## Mookie Betts
Hit single in third. Drew walk in fifth. Denied potential hit by Brice Turang.
## Freddie Freeman
Hit opposite-field single off Jacob Misiorowski. Then grounded out in double play.
## Will Smith
1-for-16 performance. Rolled into double play. Walk in eighth.
## Shohei Ohtani
Drew walk. Sliced looping single. Reached safely in five postseason games.
## Max Muncy
Struck out twice. Booted grounder creating bases-loaded jam.
## Tarik Skubal
Struck out six early. Gave up home run. Allowed bases-loaded jam.
## Key takeaway

Dodgers' Tarik Skubal made too many mistakes in Game 1 of NLCS against Brewers, earning a C- grade.