Brewers sweep Dodgers in NLCS to reach first World Series since 1982

Mitchell puts Milwaukee ahead

With the score tied 4-4 in the sixth, Garrett Mitchell hit a 409-foot home run to center field off Tanner Scott, putting Milwaukee in front. Mitchell had fallen behind 0-2 before working the count full.

The Dodgers had taken an early lead, but the Brewers began their comeback in the fourth. Brice Turang walked, William Contreras doubled, and Jake Bauers followed with another ground-rule double to make it 4-2.

Bullpen closes out the win

Milwaukee tied the game in the fifth as Dodgers relievers issued four walks and the Brewers stole two bases. David Hamilton’s single brought home Sal Frelick and cut the deficit to 4-3 before the Brewers leveled the score.

Hamilton, batting ninth, added a solo home run off Edwin Díaz in the ninth to give Milwaukee a two-run cushion. He had hit four home runs during the regular season.

A return to the World Series

The Brewers won their first National League pennant and second overall. The franchise’s only previous World Series appearance came in 1982, when Milwaukee was in the American League and lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.

The sweep also reversed last season’s result: the Dodgers had taken all four NLCS games against Milwaukee. The Brewers became the first major league team to complete a postseason sweep after being swept by the same opponent the prior postseason, and the first to sweep a best-of-seven postseason series while trailing in every game.

Dodgers’ title bid ends

Los Angeles’ pursuit of a third consecutive championship ended with the loss. The article says such a run has not happened since the New York Yankees won from 1998 to 2000, and that no National League team has achieved it. The Dodgers’ offense struggled, while injuries affected Shohei Ohtani and others on the roster.