The back-to-back champs are out. Swept. Gone. It all came down to Game 4 of an NLCS playoff game on October 15, and despite the offense finally getting a significant lead, starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow simply couldn’t hold on, unraveling in a stunning collapse that sent the Los Angeles Dodgers packing. For a team as talented as the Dodgers to get swept in a four-game series, so much had to go wrong, and in Game 4, Glasnow’s outing was a major part of that equation.
From Unhittable to Unraveling: The Quickest Collapse
For the first time all series, the Dodgers’ offense showed up early, putting up a crucial four-run lead in the second inning. This was the breakthrough that was sorely lacking when Tarik Skubal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Blake Snell pitched. And for a glorious three innings, Glasnow looked completely unhittable. He was perfect through three frames, striking out two batters in each of the first three, bullying a Milwaukee offense that had been a constant headache for Los Angeles pitching. It looked like the dominant outing the reigning champs desperately needed to stave off elimination.
Then, just like that, everything changed. What seemed so difficult for the Dodgers to achieve, Milwaukee made look easy. Glasnow went from complete control to getting absolutely battered by the Brewers’ lineup. It started so familiarly for him: a walk, the first of the game to Brice Turang. Then, a couple of rockets for extra-base hits, and just like that, the Dodgers’ four-run lead was sliced in half.
Walks, Blasts, and a Season Derailed
You would think he could settle in after finishing that inning, right? Nope. Glasnow generated an even bigger mess in the very next frame, again starting with a walk. By the time his day was done, he was on the hook for four runs, unable to protect that early lead the offense finally provided. All the pressure that wasn’t there during the regular season, where the Dodgers routinely played it safe with his many injury problems, was stored for this exact moment. The team needed a starter with his stuff to shut down a lineup, but he came nowhere close. For the entire series, the focus has been on the offense’s struggles, but in Game 4, the bats actually gave them a chance. It was Glasnow, with his walks and inability to contain the damage, who ultimately sealed their fate.
The Dodgers’ season is over, a shocking sweep for a squad with so much talent. For Milwaukee, they’re on to the next round, riding the momentum of making everything look easy against a team that stumbled when it mattered most. It’s a brutal end for any fan when your team gets eliminated like this, especially after the offense finally gave you the lead you desperately needed.
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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