THE APEX TIMES
Brewers sweep Dodgers to reach World Series for first time in 44 years
Milwaukee won Game 4 at Dodger Stadium, taking the NLCS in four and setting up the franchise’s first World Series appearance since 1982.
The Brewers answered a familiar postseason question with a different ending, sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series to reach the World Series for the first time in 44 years. Milwaukee won 6-4 in Game 4 on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium, overturning the Dodgers’ two-time defending-champion status and ending Los Angeles’ chance to advance to a second straight Fall Classic.
Milwaukee’s clinching win came despite an early punch from the Dodgers. Los Angeles jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning, sparked when Shohei Ohtani launched a three-run home run deep into the right-field pavilion, forcing the NLCS to pivot quickly toward elimination baseball.
The Brewers responded with the kind of mid-game surge described in the league account. They scored twice in the fourth and twice in the fifth, then used a go-ahead home run from Garrett Mitchell in the sixth to seize the lead as the game tightened into late-inning leverage.
Milwaukee added to the advantage with an insurance run in the ninth. David Hamilton delivered a home run in the closing stretch, completing a four-game sweep and marking a first in MLB history for the Brewers: they became the first team to sweep the same opponent that previously eliminated them via sweep in a prior postseason.
The decisive moment arrived as the Dodgers tried to rally again from late-game deficit. Aaron Ashby worked out of trouble by getting Kiké Hernández to record an out that ended the series, sending Milwaukee from dugout celebration into a World Series bid that will begin with the next-round opponent still to be determined.
Why It Matters
- Milwaukee’s NL pennant changes the World Series matchup, giving the Brewers a long-awaited stage after decades without a Fall Classic appearance.
- The sweep culminates a storyline of postseason reversals between the same two teams, including the league account’s reference to prior postseason eliminations by the Dodgers.
- Dodger Stadium hosted the clincher for Milwaukee, setting a milestone for a franchise that will now host the World Series next, according to the league account.
- The NLCS result forces the Dodgers into a rare postseason exit for a team built around recent championship runs, reshaping the team-building question for the next cycle.
Key Facts
- The Brewers won 6-4 in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium to complete a National League Championship Series sweep over the Dodgers.
- Milwaukee’s NLCS sweep sends the club to the World Series for the first time since 1982, ending a 44-year absence.
- Los Angeles led 4-0 in the second inning, with Shohei Ohtani hitting a three-run home run.
- Milwaukee scored two runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth, then took the lead in the sixth on a Garrett Mitchell home run.
- David Hamilton hit a ninth-inning home run for insurance, and the series ended when Aaron Ashby got Kiké Hernández to record an out in the late stages.