Brewers Sweep Dodgers to Clinch NLCS and Reach World Series
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on October 16, completing a four-game sweep and clinching a World Series berth, the club’s first since 1982. The series had turned in Milwaukee’s favor after a 7-4 win in Game 2, highlighted by William Contreras’s tying home run and a short outing for Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Brewers then extended the lead to 3-0 with a 6-2 victory in Game 3, featuring a leadoff homer by Jackson Chourio and a two-run blast from Jake Bauers.