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Brewers go one win from World Series as back-to-back homers sink Dodgers

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In a crucial game of the National League Championship Series, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Wednesday night, extending their series lead to 3-0. Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning to give the Brewers the lead they never relinquished. The loss puts significant pressure on the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers, who have never before faced a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven postseason series.

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Brewers Extend Lead to 3-0 Over Dodgers with Game 3 Win

In a dramatic turn of events, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on Wednesday night. The loss puts the two-time defending World Series champions at the brink of elimination as they trail 3-0.

The game began with Jackson Chourio hitting a leadoff home run off Blake Snell, putting the Brewers ahead early despite Snell's dominant six innings where he retired 14 consecutive batters. However, in the seventh inning, Snell faltered when Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back home runs to reclaim a 3-2 lead for Milwaukee.

The Dodgers managed to take a brief 2-1 advantage in the sixth inning with Will Smith's go-ahead two-run double off Abner Uribe. But this moment of hope was short-lived, as Milwaukee's bullpen proved too strong once again. With Andrew Vaughn drawing a walk and later scoring on Bauers' home run, the Brewers extended their lead to 3-2.

Mitchell then sealed the victory with his solo shot in the seventh inning, pushing the score to 4-2 before the final runs were scored in the eighth inning by Brice Turang’s wild pitch. This decisive win leaves the Dodgers facing a daunting task of overcoming a 3-0 deficit in their quest for a World Series three-peat.

Game 4 will be played at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, with the Dodgers needing an immediate turnaround to avoid being swept out of the NLCS by Milwaukee. The Brewers now hold a commanding lead and are one win away from reaching the World Series.

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Topics

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Subjects

Dodgers ORG · 6× Snell PERSON · 5× Brewers ORG · 3× Milwaukee ORG · 3× Mitchell PERSON · 3× Los Angeles GPE · 2× Uribe PERSON · 2× Blake Snell PERSON · 1× Garrett Mitchell PERSON · 1× Jake Bauers PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back home runs off Blake Snell to reclaim the lead in the seventh inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Wednesday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.

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🔮 Milwaukee extended their lead to 5-2 in the eighth on a wild pitch by Justin Wrobleski that scored Brice Turang, who had reached on an infield single to third and advanced on William Contreras’ single.

2026-10-15 · The Guardian

Brewers go one win from World Series as back-to-back homers sink Dodgers · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 0 hedged)

Brewers → hit → Series

The Dodgers had just taken a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth before being stunned. asserted

Dodgers → take → sixth

The loss pushed the two-time defending World Series champions to the brink of elimination. asserted

loss → push → elimination

They had trailed 3-0 in a best-of-seven postseason series only once previously in franchise history, when they were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1966 World Series. asserted

they → trail → Series

Snell had retired 14 consecutive batters entering the seventh. asserted

Snell → retire → seventh

The two-time Cy Young Award winner’s first pitch of the game was driven out of the park by Jackson Chourio, and his last was Mitchell’s solo shot. asserted

last → drive → Chourio

Andrew Vaughn drew a seven-pitch walk to open the seventh and was replaced by pinch-runner Christian Yelich. asserted

Vaughn → draw → Yelich

Bauers followed with a 412ft drive to right field on the 11th pitch of the at-bat, giving Milwaukee a 3-2 lead as much of the Brewers’ dugout spilled on to the field in celebration. asserted

Bauers → follow → celebration

Mitchell came up next and launched a 428ft shot to right-center, chasing Snell. asserted

Mitchell → come → Snell

Snell allowed four runs on four hits over six-plus innings, striking out nine and walking two. asserted

Snell → allow → two

The Brewers are on the verge of sweeping the Dodgers in a reversal of last year’s NLCS, when Los Angeles eliminated Milwaukee in four games. asserted

Angeles → sweep → games

The Brewers have never beaten the Dodgers in three previous postseason series. asserted

Brewers → beat → series

Milwaukee extended their lead to 5-2 in the eighth on a wild pitch by Justin Wrobleski that scored Brice Turang, who had reached on an infield single to third and advanced on William Contreras’ single. asserted

who → extend → single

They added another run on Joey Ortiz’s two-strike RBI single in the ninth. asserted

They → add → ninth

The offensively starved Dodgers had taken their first lead of the night, 2-1, on Will Smith’s two-run double off reliever Abner Uribe in the sixth. asserted

Dodgers → starve → sixth

Uribe, who replaced rookie starter Robert Gasser, loaded the bases with walks to Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Shohei Ohtani. asserted

who → replace → Hernández

Smith, who entered the game batting .043, doubled to left-center for his first hit of the NLCS. asserted

who → enter → NLCS

DL Hall replaced Uribe, allowing one hit and striking out two before handing the ball to Trevor Megill in the eighth. asserted

Hall → replace → eighth

The Dodgers had fallen behind almost immediately when Chourio homered off Snell’s first pitch, with fans still making their way to their seats. asserted

fans → fall → seats

Mitchell then walked and Cooper Pratt singled in the second before Snell retired 14 consecutive batters, six by strikeout, only to unravel in the seventh. asserted

Snell → walk → seventh

Los Angeles put runners on base in all but three innings but struggled to bring them home. asserted

Angeles → put → them

They have yet to hit a home run in the NLCS. asserted

They → have → NLCS

Ohtani went 1 for 2 with a walk while batting sixth, his lowest spot in the lineup since joining the Dodgers three years ago. asserted

Ohtani → go → Dodgers