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Brewers Sweep Dodgers 6-4 in NLCS Game 4, Reach First World Series Since 1982

The Milwaukee Brewers rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday night, completing a four-game sweep in the National League Championship Series and reaching the World Series for the first time in 44 years.

By admin Oct. 16, 2026 · 2:40 AM ET 2 min read

A packed baseball stadium at night under bright floodlights during a championship game

LOS ANGELES — The Milwaukee Brewers are headed to the World Series. For the second time in franchise history, and the first time in 44 years, Milwaukee won the National League pennant on Thursday night, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 at Dodger Stadium to sweep the National League Championship Series in four games.

The Brewers fell behind 4-0 in the second inning. Andy Pages drove in the game’s first run with a single, and Shohei Ohtani followed with a three-run home run, his first since mid-August and his first extra-base hit of the postseason. Milwaukee had been swept out of the NLCS by the Dodgers a year ago. This time the Brewers returned it.

An anonymous batter seen from behind swinging at a pitch during a night baseball game
An anonymous batter seen from behind swinging at a pitch during a night baseball game

Brewers erase a 4-0 deficit

Jake Bauers started the comeback with a two-run ground-rule double off Tyler Glasnow in the fourth, cutting the Dodgers’ lead to 4-2. An inning later, Bauers drew a bases-loaded walk from Alex Vesia to tie the game at 4-4. Garrett Mitchell gave Milwaukee the lead for good in the sixth with a home run off Tanner Scott, his second straight night with a homer. Bauers earned NLCS MVP honors, according to DodgerBlue.

Milwaukee’s bullpen held the line. Dustin May gave up the four second-inning runs, then threw two scoreless frames. JoJo Romero added two scoreless innings, and Aaron Ashby closed with three scoreless for the save, his second of the postseason. Ashby stranded the tying run at third base twice: in the seventh he struck out Ohtani after Andy Pages led off with a double, and in the eighth he escaped after Will Smith reached third when Sal Frelick could not handle a bouncing ball. Ashby worked a 1-2-3 ninth, and Jackson Chourio caught Kiké Hernández’s long fly to left for the final out.

An anonymous relief pitcher seen from behind throwing a pitch on the mound at night
An anonymous relief pitcher seen from behind throwing a pitch on the mound at night

World Series opens Oct. 23 in Milwaukee

The Brewers will open the World Series at home on Oct. 23 against the winner of the American League Championship Series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays. The Guardians lead that series 2-1 after winning 3-2 on Thursday.

A baseball team huddling on the pitcher's mound at night after winning a championship series
A baseball team huddling on the pitcher’s mound at night after winning a championship series

Milwaukee’s only previous World Series appearance came in 1982, when the club was still in the American League and lost in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. This is the franchise’s first National League pennant. According to Yardbarker, the Brewers are the second franchise to win pennants in both leagues, joining the Houston Astros, and the 10th team to sweep a league championship series since the seven-game format began in 1985.

Reporting based on coverage by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Sports Animal, DodgerBlue, and Yardbarker.

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