The Milwaukee Brewers are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1982, wrapping up a stunning sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-4 victory in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. They answered every single challenge the Dodgers threw at them, and Thursday night was no different. This isn’t just a trip to the Fall Classic; it’s their first as a National League team.
Ohtani’s Bomb Couldn’t Stop the Inevitable
Look, the Dodgers actually built an early lead, and Shohei Ohtani finally broke out. He hit his first home run in 58 days, a massive three-run shot in the second inning off his former teammate Dustin May. With two runners on, Ohtani unloaded on a cutter, giving the Dodgers an early 4-0 advantage. It was their best inning of the entire postseason, and Ohtani’s blast snapped a 118-plate-appearance skid for the team’s first homer since the NLDS. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had even put Ohtani back in his familiar leadoff spot for the first time since September 27, trying to “shake it up a little bit.” Roberts backed Ohtani, saying he liked where his head was at and the at-bats leading up to Game 4, despite Ohtani’s insistence that he was healthy even after batting a paltry .156/.289/.229 with one RBI and 37 strikeouts in 115 plate appearances between homers. That’s a career-long drought, folks.
Brewers Answered, Like Always
That 4-0 lead? Gone by the fifth inning. Tyler Glasnow had actually retired his first 10 batters, looking solid. But trouble hit in the fourth. Brice Turang walked, and then William Contreras and Jake Bauers smacked back-to-back ground-rule doubles. Bauers’ hit was a two-run double, a guy who was already a thorn in their side after a 12-pitch walk and an 11-pitch home run in the previous two games. Glasnow got through this double on just six pitches, but the damage was done. Sal Frelick walked. The Brewers just kept pushing, refusing to fold, proving exactly why Roberts himself had said the Dodgers “haven’t hit” and had only “two extra base hits in the series.” It’s an insane turnaround.
The Brewers are on their way to the World Series. That’s the story, plain and simple.
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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