Dodgers NLCS player grades: Tarik Skubal makes too many mistakes in Game 1 loss

MILWAUKEE –– Grading the performance of every Dodgers player from the 2-1 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series:Mookie Betts: BHit a single in the third.Drew a walk in the fifth.

And was denied another potential hit by Brice Turang to open the game.All in all, more good at-bats from the leadoff spot.Freddie Freeman: CHit a trademark opposite-field single off Jacob Misiorowski in the first, but also a double-play grounder that ended the fifth inning four pitches after Misiorowski’s exit.Will Smith: DAfter an ugly 1-for-16 performance in the NLDS, Smith rolled into an inning-ending double-play in the first, then weakly flied out his next two times.

He finally reached base with a walk in the eighth, but it might be time for him to move down in the lineup.Shohei Ohtani: BDrew a four-pitch walk in his first at-bat.Then sliced a looping single the other way in the sixth.

Still doesn’t look like himself.But has reached safely in all five games this postseason.Teoscar Hernández: BEpitomized the Dodgers’ approach against Misiorowski with a pair of singles the other way early on.

But didn’t do anything against a couple relievers.Not that he was alone on that.Max Muncy: DHad a sixth-inning single, but also struck out twice.

Also booted a grounder at third that helped create a bases-loaded jam in the fifth, ultimately contributing to Tarik Skubal’s early exit from the game. Andy Pages: BDrove in the game’s first run with an opposite-field single in the second.But left runners stranded on the corners in the sixth, whiffing on a 99 mph fastball from Abner Uribe.Kyle Tucker: BWorked an impressive 10-pitch walk in the Dodgers’ second-inning rally, then another free pass that briefly delayed defeat with two outs in the ninth.

Struck out twice in between, though.Kiké Hernández: DHit into first, and most costly, double-play of the night with the bases loaded in the second.Overall, finished 0-for-3 and also ...