For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Dodgers are going to the World Series. On Friday night, Los Angeles completed a four-game NLCS sweep against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Incredibly, the Dodgers have only lost one game in ten postseason games, with their only loss coming against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS. The Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds in a two-game NL wild-card matchup and have another rare postseason sweep against the Brewers. And on Friday it was all Shohei Ohtani.
Shohei Ohtani destroys the Brewers, paving the way for the Fall Classic
Ohtani got the nod to face the Brewers in Game 4, batting first in the Dodgers’ lineup. With three strikeouts to set the tone in the top of the first inning, it was clear the game was going to be good for the Dodgers. The 2024 – and likely 2025 – NL MVP started the fireworks with a historic home run against Brewers lefty starter Jose Quintana. From that point on, the Dodgers never looked back.
Three singles and an RBI groundout after the Ohtani moon shot would make it 3-0 in the first inning. In the third, a pair of singles from the first two Dodgers batters of the inning would eliminate Quintana after just two innings of work, making way for Chad Patrick. The scoring would resume in the fourth inning, again with Ohtani clearing the stadium with his second home run of the game, making it 4-0. But he wasn’t done yet.
In the seventh inning, against Trevor Megill, the Brewers’ third pitcher of the night, Ohtani hit his third home run of the game, solidifying a 5-0 lead for the Dodgers. The shutout would end in the eighth, when Blake Trienen allowed a double to Caleb Durbin, who then stole third base and walked Andruw Monasterio. Anthony Banda would surrender an RBI single to Jackson Chourio to score the Brewers’ lone run. In the ninth inning, Roki Sasaki would take the mound to end Milwaukee’s World Series dreams, finishing the game 5-1.
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