Milwaukee is just one win away from its first trip to the World Series since 1982, after absolutely burying the Dodgers with a commanding 3-0 series lead in the NLCS. The Brew Crew snatched a critical 6-2 victory in Game 3, leaving the defending champion Dodgers staring into an abyss, desperate for answers against a Brewers team that has found its groove and shows zero signs of letting up. This Brewers squad, with its season-long blend of clutch hitting, killer pitching, unexpected power, and relentless energy, has the Dodgers reeling. Remember last year’s NLCS where Los Angeles shut them down? Yeah, Milwaukee is looking to flip that script and finish the job this time.
Bauers’ Relentless Battle Shatters Dodgers’ Lead
The Brewers were trailing 2-1 in the seventh inning when Jake Bauers, Milwaukee’s first baseman, stepped up to the plate against Dodgers southpaw Blake Snell. What followed was a masterful, irritating, and relentless 11-pitch at-bat that just broke Snell. Bauers wasn’t biting at anything, fouling off five different pitches, basically Snell’s entire arsenal. You could practically see Snell’s frustration building with every single pitch. On the 11th pitch, Snell served up a meatball, a 97 mph fastball practically begging to be crushed, almost identical to the pitch he threw to Jackson Chourio earlier. Bauers absolutely hammered it to right field for a go-ahead, two-run home run! The entire Brewers dugout exploded, spilling onto the field. They knew this was the advantage they’d been hunting for against Snell all night, and it put them up 3-2.
Back-to-Back Bombs Bury Snell and Dodgers’ Dreams
But the Brewers weren’t done pouring it on. Right after Bauers’ blast, center fielder Garrett Mitchell stepped in, batting sixth, and decided to join the home run party. He launched a solo shot, also to right field, off the same exasperated Blake Snell. Just like that, Milwaukee padded its lead to 4-2 in the seventh inning. Snell, who hadn’t allowed a single home run across nine starts in the regular season this year, looked absolutely shell-shocked. It was clear the Brewers had him on the ropes. Even Snell’s homework, watching Brewers’ press conferences to try and get a read on their dogged style, completely failed him between the lines. Those back-to-back homers didn’t just deflate Dodger Stadium; they might have just blown the air out of Los Angeles’ dreams of a three-peat. And let’s not forget how the Brewers started this game: Snell’s very first pitch in 10 days, a 97.6 mph meatball right down the middle, was crushed at 106.1 mph by Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio toward the right-field seats, catching everyone off guard before they even settled in.
So, here we are. The Brewers are one win away from the World Series. The Dodgers are in the smallest of corners, facing an uphill battle against a red-hot team that is showing no mercy. Can Milwaukee finish the job and punch their ticket to the Fall Classic, or do the Dodgers have some magic left in the tank? The next game is everything.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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