Brewers sweep Dodgers to reach first World Series since 1982

Milwaukee completes a four-game sweep of defending champion Los Angeles to advance to the World Series for the first time in 44 years.

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Brewers sweep Dodgers to reach first World Series since 1982

Milwaukee completes a four-game sweep of defending champion Los Angeles to advance to the World Series for the first time in 44 years.

In brief

Milwaukee completes a four-game sweep of defending champion Los Angeles to advance to the World Series for the first time in 44 years. The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to none in the National League Championship Series to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982. Originally…

Brewers end 44-year drought

The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in four games to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982, winning Game 4 six to four on October 15.

Mitchell's go-ahead homer wins it

Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning off reliever Tanner Scott, a four hundred nine-foot drive to center field that put the Brewers ahead for the first time.

Brewers manager on the sweep

Brewers manager on the sweep

Manager Pat Murphy said the Brewers came in hungry and ready to compete.We weren't coming in to play patty-cake, Murphy said.

“We weren't coming in to play patty-cake. We were hungry.”

Dodgers' three-peat bid ends

The Los Angeles Dodgers' goal of winning three consecutive titles, never done by a National League team, ended with their weak offense and injuries to players including Shohei Ohtani on their aging roster.

Ohtani's early lead not enough

Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the second inning after Andy Pages' RBI single to put the Dodgers ahead four to zero, but the Brewers came back to complete the sweep.

Brewers tie it in the fifth

The Brewers tied the game at four all in the fifth inning when the Dodgers bullpen issued four walks and Milwaukee stole two bases. David Hamilton's single scored Frelick with the tying run.

Hamilton's ninth-inning cushion

Number nine hitter David Hamilton hit a two-out solo shot off Edwin Díaz in the ninth inning to give Milwaukee a two-run cushion. Hamilton had just four homers in the regular season.

Brewers' bullpen shuts the door

Aaron Ashby pitched three scoreless innings for a save as the Brewers' brilliant relievers turned away multiple threats when the Dodgers had the potential tying run on base late in the game.

Historic sweep after last year's loss

Milwaukee became the first major league club to finish a postseason sweep after getting swept by the same opponent in the previous postseason. Los Angeles took all four NLCS games against the Brewers last year.

World Series awaits in a week

The Brewers, who topped the majors with one hundred three wins in the regular season, have a week off before hosting Cleveland or Tampa Bay in the World Series opener on October twenty-third.

Brewers' first pennant in 44 years

The Brewers won their first National League pennant and second overall.Milwaukee was in the American League when it made its only previous World Series appearance in nineteen eighty-two, a seven-game loss to the St.Louis Cardinals.

Here's the gist

The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to none in the National League Championship Series to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982.

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