Brewers complete sweep vs. reigning champion Dodgers to advance to World Series — SkimNews
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- Milwaukee Brewers completed a 4-0 NLCS sweep of the reigning-champion Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-4 Game 4 win at Dodger Stadium, reaching their first World Series since 1982 (44 years).
- David Hamilton broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out home run in the top of the ninth, capping a comeback from a four-run deficit after Shohei Ohtani's three-run blast gave L.A. an early lead.
- The Dodgers went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position in Game 4 and 4-for-27 in the series, repeatedly stranding runners at second and third in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings.
- Garrett Mitchell delivered the go-ahead blow with a sixth-inning solo homer off Tanner Scott, putting Milwaukee ahead and allowing their lockdown bullpen to protect the lead.
- Petey Halpin crushed a 96 mph Griffin Jax sinker 385 feet for a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays and a 2-1 ALCS lead.
- The Rays struck out 13 times against Guardians pitching — an extreme outlier for a team that posted baseball's lowest regular-season strikeout rate (18.8%) — with star Junior Caminero going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts, matching a career high.
Why it matters: The Brewers advance to their first World Series in 44 years after dethroning the defending champion Dodgers in a clean sweep, denying Los Angeles a chance to repeat. The Dodgers' offensive collapse with runners in scoring position (4-for-27 in the series) is the dominant storyline, with Milwaukee's bullpen and late-inning power sealing it. Meanwhile, the ALCS remains tight with Cleveland up 2-1 and Tampa Bay's offense facing a strikeout problem that contradicts their season-long identity.
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