Milwaukee Brewers Sweep Los Angeles Dodgers to Advance to World Series
The Brewers completed a dominant four-game sweep of the defending champions, ending the Dodgers' postseason run on October 15, 2026.
The Milwaukee Brewers completed a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 15, 2026, winning 6-4 at Dodger Stadium to secure the National League pennant. The victory eliminated the two-time defending World Series champions, who entered the postseason seeking a third consecutive title after capturing the crown in 2024 and 2025. Milwaukee capitalized on strong pitching and key home runs to seal the series and advance to the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Milwaukee built its success on a stellar pitching staff that stifled Los Angeles throughout the championship series. The Brewers posted a 2.03 team ERA during their playoff run, holding opposing hitters to a .183 average. In Game 3, starter Robert Gasser pitched five scoreless innings, while relievers like Aaron Ashby contributed crucial scoreless frames to shut down the Dodgers' high-powered offense.
For the Dodgers, the postseason exit highlighted ongoing struggles at the plate and injuries that hampered the roster during the second half of the year. Los Angeles batted just 5-for-43 with runners in scoring position during the series, while the starting pitching rotation struggled to contain Milwaukee's bats, finishing the matchup with a 6.50 ERA.
Superstar Shohei Ohtani faced a challenging postseason following a regular season marked by historic achievements and physical setbacks. After dealing with left knee inflammation and a September stint on the injured list, Ohtani batted .192 with an OPS of .630 across eight October games, striking out 10 times.
Reflecting on the series defeat after Game 4, Ohtani candidly acknowledged that the matchup revealed weaknesses in his game. "The Brewers were overall strong and a very good team, and it really exposed some of the parts of me as a player, and got to give some credit to that," Ohtani stated.
Despite a late-series shift in the batting order and a dramatic three-run home run in the second inning of Game 4 that briefly gave Los Angeles a 4-0 lead, the Dodgers could not overcome Milwaukee's comeback. The Brewers responded with timely hitting, securing the 6-4 win and the pennant.
With the sweep complete, the Brewers turned their focus toward the World Series matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays, carrying a 103-win regular-season record and a dominant pitching staff into the Fall Classic.