The Milwaukee Brewers secured their first World Series appearance since 1982 on October 15, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6–4 at Dodger Stadium to complete a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series. AP and MLB reported that the comeback ended the two-time defending champions’ pursuit of a third straight title.
Milwaukee fell behind 4–0 in the second inning after Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer. It was his first home run of this postseason, according to AP. The early advantage gave Los Angeles a chance to extend the series, but the Brewers scored six unanswered runs to finish it.
MLB’s account described the recovery: Jake Bauers hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, and David Hamilton drove in another run with a single in the fifth. A bases-loaded walk to Bauers then brought home the tying run, leaving the teams level at 4–4.
Garrett Mitchell put Milwaukee ahead with a solo home run off Tanner Scott in the sixth. Hamilton added another solo homer in the ninth, AP reported. Those two swings turned the comeback into a lead that the Dodgers could not overturn, with the final margin standing at two runs.
Aaron Ashby protected that advantage with three scoreless innings to earn the save, according to AP. The result delivered Milwaukee’s first National League pennant; its previous World Series appearance came while it belonged to the American League. The Brewers are still seeking their first World Series championship.
Milwaukee will now prepare to host the World Series opener on October 23 against either Cleveland or Tampa Bay, AP reported. The berth ends a 44-year wait and gives the Brewers another opportunity to win the title, while the Dodgers’ season ends in the same round in which they swept Milwaukee a year earlier.
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