Christian Yelich, a native of Los Angeles, is now trying to oust his hometown, the Dodgers

"I really went to my fair share of Dodger games growing up, I did not grow too far from the stadium, it's there that I first learned watching baseball." major.

"I had a lot of friends, family friends, who had seasonal subscriptions and we all went there when we were little kids.And you went there after playing your own match." baseball and change your uniform on the parking lot of the Dodger Stadium to put on street clothes and watch the game. "

Yelich remembered watching the game in 2004 when Eric Gagné, closer to the Dodgers, was beaten to 84 by the Arizona Diamondbacks, and it was a decade later when he made his league debut Major Miami Marlins.

He's a .258 batter with four home runs in 18 career games, and will be looking to add to those numbers in Monday's third game when the series returns to Los Angeles.

Yelich should also have a rooting section bigger than normal thanks to the way he and his Brewers have played this season.

Milwaukee, 26, led the way in the regular season and dominated the center division champions Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Game 163 and totally dominated the Rockies for four-time wins. second victory of the franchise. whatever the appearance of the world series.

All this has been enough to help change the rooted interests of some longtime Dodgers fans who are very close to Yelich.

"A lot of friends and family members have always said growing up that if we ever play the playoff Dodgers, they'd encourage me to do well, but we lose and that the Dodgers were winning, "said Yelich. . "I think we converted them, they're all rooted for the Brewers now, I never thought I'd see the day, it'll be cool, of course.

"Your 10-year-old would probably not believe what was going to happen here in the next few weeks, it will be a great opportunity to have fun, enjoy and try to grab it all in."

Yelich entered the playoffs with an absolute score in the standings, a huge second in second, an average of .326, 36 homers, 110 points scored and a score of 1,000. It is a performance that should make him the Brewers' fourth-best player: Braun winning the NL honor in 2011 and Robin Yount on the other hand in 1982 and 1989.

The post-season was a different story for Yelich, though. Yelich did not see much else to hit Colorado pitchers.

So he went for a walk, and on Friday he tied with Max Muncy of the Dodgers for the lead in the playoffs with six free passes. Yelich also distinguished himself, leaving him a .250 average and two stolen steals from a Brewers team that finally escaped a bit in the third game of the NHLL with a 6-0 win.

Things will not be easier for Yelich against the Dodgers, who play with left-handed Clayton Kershaw in the first game and another left-hander in Hyun-Jin Ryu in the second game.

Right-handed Walker Buehler takes the mound in Game 3 and veteran lefty Rich Hill will play in Game 4.

Hitting left-handed has not been a problem for Yelich this season; his average of 337, 10 homers and 33 points produced in 192 appearances at the plate against him were career records. Two of those players battled Kershaw – one at Miller Park and the other at Dodger Stadium – and Yelich said he was looking forward to "a great battle" with the veteran.

While Yelich has always been average in his career, the two most memorable things of his season are his total total (36 after a career high of 21 in 2016) and his success against the left-handed pitcher.

To hear him say, Yelich's improvement is the result of a force of will.

"I think it's just learning to play yourself and trying to improve, and really looking at what you do when you're successful and what you do when you're not doing it," he said. said Yelich. "They have some of the best left-handed throwers in the game, and it's always a challenge.I think the competition is sometimes forgotten.The competitiveness that you bring to a game and to the bat can go very far C & # 39; is really possible.

"If you're really trying to make that happen or find a way, I think it's often overlooked in this game. And that's been a big priority not only in my game, but in our team's , just to compete so hard. " as you can attack at the attack, whether you are a position player or a pitcher.

"That's what we did, that's what I did, and it was worth it to us."

By watching him closely all season, Braun said he had not spotted any holes in Yelich's offensive game.

"Yelich hits left-handed, right-handed, starters, lifters, he hits speed and reduced speed, there's nothing, in fact, he does not hit," said Braun. "He's really a super hitter, so it's not surprising.

"It's obviously a challenge for left-handers to touch other quality left-handers but we have seen it over and over again all year long.

"So I'm not surprised to see the success he's had against left-handed pitchers, we've seen it all year-round." Frankly, we expect him to continue in this series. "

The Brewers are entering the NLCS with a 3-4 record against the Dodgers this season. They lost two of the three games at Miller Park in August, then the first two in a four-game series at Dodger Stadium, before losing third place thanks to a Yasmani Grandal victory and the final at 21- 5.

Winning at least one at Miller Park will be a must for Milwaukee, and a 2-0 lead would be an ideal scenario as the Brewers then return to Los Angeles and at the same Dodger stadium that was so dear and so dear to Yelich heart as a young.

"You just spent time with your friends someday dreaming about going to the big leagues and playing on this field, not to mention the fact that it's in the NLCS with a chance to go to the World", Yelich said. "And it's very difficult to understand and put into words how you feel.

"I was talking with my friends and family, I thought," Can you believe that's really happening right now? "

"So it's cool, something that I'm really looking forward to seeing and I'm really excited."