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Brewers sweep Dodgers out of the NLCS despite Ohtani home run
The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League Championship Series and advance to the World Series.
The Dodgers lost 6-4 at home on Thursday, ending their season after four straight defeats.
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run in the second inning to give Los Angeles a 4-0 lead, but Milwaukee fought back to tie the game and then took the lead in the sixth.
The Dodgers struggled to bring runners home, finishing the series with five hits in 43 chances with runners in scoring position.
The loss ended the Dodgers’ bid for a third straight World Series title, a feat no team has achieved since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000.
The Brewers will now seek their first World Series championship; their opponent has not yet been decided, as the American League Championship Series is still being played.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday to sweep them out of the National League Championship Series.
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run in the second inning, giving the Dodgers a 4-0 lead.
The Brewers rallied to tie the game and took the lead on Garrett Mitchell’s solo home run in the sixth.
The Dodgers failed to score despite having runners in scoring position from the sixth through eighth innings.
The Dodgers finished the postseason 5-for-43 with runners in scoring position, according to Yahoo Sports.
- Who
- The Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers.
- What
- The Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-4 and swept them out of the National League Championship Series.
- When
- Thursday. The articles were published on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Why
- The Dodgers lost the game after the Brewers rallied from a 4-0 deficit.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run to give the Dodgers a 4-0 lead.
Jake Bauers hit a two-run ground-rule double for the Brewers.
David Hamilton singled in a run, and the Brewers later tied the game with a bases-loaded walk.
Garrett Mitchell hit a solo home run to put the Brewers ahead.
Hamilton hit a home run as the Brewers completed a 6-4 win and swept the series.
- Final score
- Brewers 6, Dodgers 4
- Series result
- Brewers won four straight games in the NLCS
- Ohtani's home run
- Three-run shot in the second inning
- Dodgers' runners-in-scoring-position record
- 5-for-43 in the postseason, according to Yahoo Sports
- Brewers' previous World Series appearance
- 1982
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