Brewers sweep Dodgers to reach first World Series since 1982

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS). The win completed a four-game sweep. Milwaukee advances to its first World Series since 1982. The franchise's only previous appearance came that year, while it was in the American League.

The Brewers came back from a 4-0 deficit. Andy Pages drove in the Dodgers' first run with a single in the second inning. Shohei Ohtani then hit a three-run home run to make it 4-0. According to ESPN, it travelled 428 feet and came off Brewers pitcher Dustin May.

Jake Bauers hit a two-run double in the fourth to cut the deficit to 4-2. According to The Guardian, a run-scoring single by David Hamilton in the fifth made it 4-3 and ended Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow's outing. Bauers then drew a bases-loaded walk from Alex Vesia to tie the game. All four tying runs were charged to Glasnow.

Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead home run off reliever Tanner Scott in the sixth. Hamilton added a two-out solo home run off Edwin Diaz in the ninth. JoJo Romero pitched two scoreless innings. Aaron Ashby pitched the final three for the save.

The Dodgers had swept the Brewers in last season's NLCS and entered this series as two-time defending World Series champions. According to ESPN, this is Milwaukee's first National League pennant, and Bauers was named NLCS MVP.

The World Series begins on 23 October in Milwaukee. The opponent is not yet known. Cleveland leads Tampa Bay 2-1 in the American League Championship Series after a 3-2 win on Thursday.

What is disputed

Reports differ on how the Dodgers put a runner on third base with one out in the eighth inning. The Guardian says a double combined with an error put Will Smith there. An in-game post by ESPN's Alden González described it as a one-out triple.

What each side says

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the Brewers outplayed his team. "At the end of the day, we got beat. We got outplayed in all facets," The Guardian quoted him as saying.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy praised his close-knit team. "They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we got a bunch of gamers. And the gamers won this week," ESPN quoted him as saying.

Christian Yelich said the team believed it would come back after falling behind, according to The Guardian. Ashby said last year's sweep motivated the team this season, The Guardian reported.

Analysis

Milwaukee reached the World Series largely through its bullpen. ESPN reported that every Brewers win this postseason has been credited to a relief pitcher, and that no team since 1969 has reached the World Series without a win by a starting pitcher. Whether that approach holds up over a seven-game series remains an open question. For the Dodgers, the reports note that Ohtani played with knee and biceps discomfort, but they do not describe its severity. Milwaukee's opponent depends on the outcome of the Cleveland-Tampa Bay series, which Cleveland leads 2-1. Either matchup would pair two franchises seeking a title.

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