The quest for a three-peat? Gone. The Commissioner’s Trophy? Heading to a new spot. The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t just win; they absolutely swept the defending two-time champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the NLCS, snatching their first World Series trip since way back in 1982.
Milwaukee Flips the Script (and the Scoreboard)
Last year, these Dodgers swept the Brewers out of the 2025 NLCS. This year, Milwaukee said “not today, not ever again,” and returned the favor with a brutal four-game sweep. This Brewers squad, who were the best team in the 2026 regular season, is now set to chase their first championship in franchise history. What’s even wilder is how they flipped the script on scoring: last year, the Brewers put up a combined four runs against LA. This year? They dropped a massive 21 runs in the sweep. The Dodgers, meanwhile, barely managed anything, only hitting four runs in Games 2 and 4, and averaging less than three runs per game in the series. Ouch.
Game 4: The Heartbreak From a Four-Run Cushion
Game 4 was the final nail, and man, it was a gut punch for Dodgers fans. Milwaukee was hitless for their first three innings. Then Andy Pages started the scoring for the Dodgers, picking up his third postseason hit with runners in scoring position. Shohei Ohtani then exploded with a three-run home run, giving LA their biggest lead of the entire series. It looked like the Dodgers were finally going to get a win. But then, little by little, the Brewers chipped away at Tyler Glasnow and the bullpen, eventually racking up six unanswered runs. Glasnow looked dominant early, striking out six of his first 10 batters with that four-run cushion. But a walk to Brice Turang started the Dodgers’ “inevitable doom.” William Contreras and NLCS MVP Jake Bauers immediately followed up with ground-rule doubles, slicing the lead in half. Glasnow finished four innings, but the Brewers kept pushing. David Hamilton brought the lead down to one with a base hit up the middle in the fifth. Evan Phillips came in to try and hold it, but two consecutive two-out walks to Turang and Contreras forced Dave Roberts to bring in Alex Vesia to face Bauers with the bases loaded. Vesia couldn’t find the zone, walking Bauers on four pitches to tie the game without a single swing. Then, the dagger. Garrett Mitchell, who only had one regular season home run against a lefty, hit his second off a southpaw in as many days, launching a go-ahead blast against Tanner Scott in the top of the sixth. Just like that, the comeback was complete, and the Brewers were on their way to the World Series.
The Dodgers managed to grab a lead in every single game of this series, but the Brewers just kept finding a way to flip the script. This hungry Brewers team now moves on, aiming to cap off their best regular season with a championship trophy, a feat their franchise has never accomplished. The dream is alive for Milwaukee.
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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