Dodgers trail 3-0 in NLCS and must pull off rare comeback

Los Angeles fell behind 6-2 in the seventh inning of Game 3 against Milwaukee, extending the National League Championship Series deficit to 3-0 in the best-of-seven. The Brewers turned a one-run deficit in the bottom of the sixth into a two-run lead in the top of the seventh and held on with a dominant bullpen.

The Dodgers managed only five hits and posted a .165/.264/.187 slash line, while the Brewers posted an .831 OPS. Third baseman Max Muncy said the team set out to do something historic at the start of the year and now faces the task of creating more history if they hope to stay alive.

"At the beginning of this year, we set out to do something historic. It looks like we're going to have to make a little more history along the way if we want to accomplish that. That's the task ahead of us. We still have the pitching staff to be able to do it. We just have to get some hits."

Catcher Will Smith broke a long offensive drought with a double that gave Los Angeles a 2-1 lead, but Milwaukee answered with a walk to Andrew Vaughn and back-to-back home runs by Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell. Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell, who had not allowed a home run in 10 starts, surrendered three in the seventh inning.

Infielder Miguel Rojas noted the importance of winning key moments and said the team has struggled to do so in the series.

"To be able to win championships, you've got to win moments. We haven't been able to do that in this series, and they've been delivering on the moments."

Manager Dave Roberts shuffled the lineup, moving Shohei Ohtani down to sixth and placing Kyle Tucker in the cleanup spot, but the offensive output remained limited. Rojas described the performance bluntly.

"We're playing like s---, and they're playing great. It's as simple as that."

Roberts referenced the 2004 Boston Red Sox, the only team to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series, and said his players are aware that such a comeback is possible.

"I think they've seen the documentary. They know it can happen."

The Dodgers must win four straight games to stay in contention for a third consecutive National League title.