Milwaukee reached the 2018 NL Championship Series, losing to the Dodgers in seven games. It’s the only other time the teams have met in the postseason. They haven’t faced each other since the 2019 season.

The Dodgers lost back-to-back World Series appearances in 2017 and 2018; they were eliminated in five games by Washington in last year’s NL Division Series.

As good as the Dodgers have been, the Brewers never got above .500 all season and finished with a losing mark of 29-31, getting into the postseason thanks to holding a tiebreaker over the San Francisco Giants.

Roberts believes the Dodgers can overcome whatever the Brewers throw at them.

“You got to expect anything — the gamesmanship, getting the lineup late or throwing a pitcher for a hitter or going to the ‘pen,” he said. “We can sort of combat anything.”

The Dodgers will start right-hander Walker Buehler in Game 1 on Wednesday night. He has battled a blister that sent him to the injured list twice in the last month. He reached out to consult former teammate Rich Hill, who dealt with blisters several times as a Dodger pitcher.

The shortened season has been a rough go for some big hitters. Reigning NL MVP Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers is hitting .239 with an on-base percentage of .333 and a slugging percentage of .455. Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich is batting .205 with a .356 on-base percentage and a .430 slugging percentage. That’s a far cry from the numbers that made him one of the NL’s best hitters the last two years.