Brewers Sweep Dodgers to Reach First World Series Since 1982

The Milwaukee Brewers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on October 15, completing a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series and advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1982. The Dodgers took a 4-0 lead in the second inning after Andy Pages drove in the opening run and Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer. Milwaukee answered with two runs in the fourth and two in the fifth to tie the game. Jake Bauers helped spark the rally with a two-run double and later drew a bases-loaded walk for the tying run. Garrett Mitchell put Milwaukee ahead in the sixth with a home run off reliever Tanner Scott. David Hamilton added a solo homer in the ninth, extending the lead to 6-4. The Brewers’ bullpen kept Los Angeles scoreless over the final seven innings, ending the Dodgers’ season and their bid for a third consecutive championship. The sweep capped a turnaround from the previous postseason, when Los Angeles swept Milwaukee in the NLCS. Milwaukee also became the first team to sweep a best-of-seven postseason series after trailing in every game, according to game coverage. The Brewers had won 103 regular-season games, according...