MLB scores: Brewers sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 16). MLB scores: Brewers sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/mlb-scores-brewers-sweep-the-dodgers-in-the-nlcs-to-reach-the-world-series-for-the-first-time-since-1982/article_fec7da11-a0ca-5c0b-86cc-0f382ee01618.html

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In Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, securing their first trip to the World Series since 1982 after sweeping the series four games to none. Garrett Mitchell hit a crucial home run in the sixth inning that put the Brewers ahead for good, while the bullpen held off late threats from the Dodgers. Meanwhile, in Cleveland, Petey Halpin’s two-run homer helped the Guardians take a 2-1 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in their ALCS matchup with a 3-2 victory in Game 3.
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📰 Dodgers NLCS Collapse
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Toronto Star · 0.98 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 2% hedged 1 of 43 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe the identical baseball game where the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS on October 16, 2026.”
The Guardian · 0.89 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 32 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the exact same baseball game where the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS on October 16, 2026, with specific details matching including scores and key plays.”
NPR · 0.85 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 2% hedged 1 of 54 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS on October 16, 2026.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 20 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe Game 4 of the NLCS between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers on October 15, with the latter confirming the outcome of the game where the Brewers won to sweep the series.”
NBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 19 📰 publisher trust 95
“Both articles describe the Milwaukee Brewers sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS on October 16, 2026.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 3 of 39 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the identical game on October 16, 2026, where the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS to sweep them and advance to the World Series.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 1 of 13 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers in the NLCS on October 16, 2026, with specific game details and outcomes.”
Toronto Star · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 34 📰 publisher trust 63
“The articles describe different games in the NLCS series, with Article A covering Game 3 and Article B covering Game 4.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 12 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A discusses predictions for the NLCS matchup, while Article B describes the actual outcome of a specific game in the series where the Brewers won and advanced to the World Series.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 2 of 47 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A describes a single game in the NLCS where the Brewers won 2-1, while Article B reports on Game 4 of the NLCS where the Brewers swept the Dodgers with a final score of 6-4.”
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Topics

Brewers CLEVELAND Dodgers GUARDIANS LOS ANGELES

Subjects

Brewers ORG · 5× CLEVELAND GPE · 3× Dodgers ORG · 3× Mitchell PERSON · 3× GUARDIANS ORG · 2× Garrett Mitchell PERSON · 1× LOS ANGELES GPE · 1× Milwaukee ORG · 1× Tanner Scott PERSON · 1× the Los Angeles Dodgers ORG · 1×

Narrative

GUARDIANS 3, RAYS 2 CLEVELAND (AP) — Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer, Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings and Cleveland beat Tampa Bay in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the American League Championship Series. Game 4 in the best-of-seven matchup is scheduled for Friday, though rain is forecast.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
🔮 Will Smith doubled to right and was safe at third when the ball got away from Sal Frelick for an error in the eighth before Ashby got Tucker to fly out and Teoscar Hernández to strike out.

Claims (18 extracted, 0 hedged)

Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer off reliever Tanner Scott in the sixth inning, Milwaukee’s bullpen slammed the door late and the Brewers rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series to earn their first trip to the World Series since 1982. asserted
Brewers → hit → 1982
No. 9 hitter David Hamilton’s two-out solo shot off Edwin Díaz gave the Brewers a two-run cushion in the ninth. asserted
shot → give → ninth
Hamilton had just four homers in the regular season. asserted
Hamilton → have → season
Shohei Ohtani’s first home run of the postseason helped put the Dodgers ahead 4-0 early before the Brewers came back to complete a four-game sweep of the two-time defending World Series champions a year after getting swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS. asserted
Brewers → put → NLCS
With the score tied 4-all, Mitchell fell behind 0-2 before Scott threw three straight balls for a full count. asserted
Scott → tie → count
Mitchell’s 409-foot leadoff drive to center field — the first homer of his career on an 0-2 count — put the Brewers ahead for the first time. asserted
drive → put → time
Mitchell also homered in their 6-2 victory Wednesday. asserted
Mitchell → homer → victory
The Brewers’ bullpen coolly turned away multiple threats when the Dodgers had the potential tying run on base. asserted
Dodgers → turn → base
JoJo Romero struck out Max Muncy with Kyle Tucker at third to end the sixth. asserted
Romero → strike → sixth
Aaron Ashby, who worked the final three innings for a save, struck out Ohtani swinging and Mookie Betts grounded out with Andy Pages at third to end the seventh. asserted
Betts → work → seventh
Will Smith doubled to right and was safe at third when the ball got away from Sal Frelick for an error in the eighth before Ashby got Tucker to fly out and Teoscar Hernández to strike out. asserted
Hernández → double → eighth
GUARDIANS 3, RAYS 2 CLEVELAND (AP) — Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer, Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings and Cleveland beat Tampa Bay in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the American League Championship Series. Game 4 in the best-of-seven matchup is scheduled for Friday, though rain is forecast. asserted
rain → hit → Friday
José Ramírez had two hits and Nathaniel Lowe added an RBI for the Guardians, who have won five of their last six playoff games since trailing the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in their AL Division Series. asserted
who → have → Series
Williams allowed two runs in five innings with one walk. asserted
Williams → allow → walk
He is 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 16 2/3 innings in four postseason games this season, including three starts. asserted
He → include → starts
Cleveland retired 16 of the Rays’ last 17 batters. asserted
Cleveland → retire → batters
Daniel Espino, Erik Sabrowski, Hunter Gaddis and Cade Smith allowed only one baserunner the final four innings. asserted
Espino → allow → innings
Smith stranded a runner at third in the eighth when he struck out Yandy Díaz in a 10-pitch at-bat, then pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. asserted
he → strand → ninth
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