Follow live: Brewers look to close out win over Dodgers to take commanding 3-0 series lead — SkimNews
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- Brewers took a 1-0 lead on Jackson Chourio's first-pitch home run in Game 3 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium.
- Will Smith answered with a bases-loaded double into the left-center gap, scoring two runs to put the Dodgers up 2-1 — and becoming the first Dodger other than pinch-hit-for Andy Pages to record a hit with runners in scoring position.
- Jake Bauers crushed a two-run blast to put the Brewers back in front, after which Milwaukee tacked on another run in the 8th inning to seal the win.
- Brewers outfielders Garrett Mitchell and Luis Lara made back-to-back superb catches defensively to preserve Milwaukee's lead.
- The Dodgers now trail 0-3 after dropping the first two games of the series in Milwaukee at American Family Field — one year after sweeping the Brewers in the 2024 NLCS — putting their bid for a third consecutive World Series title on the brink.
- CBS Sports' only cross-coverage of the matchup is a FanDuel promo-code article, suggesting the wider sports-media framing leans into wagering angles rather than the on-field series swing.
Why it matters: A 3-0 series deficit is functionally a death sentence — no MLB team has ever rallied from 0-3 in a postseason series — so the reigning two-time champion Dodgers are now one loss from elimination and the Brewers are three wins from their first pennant since 2018.
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