Garrett Mitchell blasted a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, and Milwaukee’s dominant bullpen surrendered once again. Brewers rallied to defeatLos Angeles Dodgers Finishing Game 4 of the National League Championship Series 6-4 on Thursday He swept and punched his way to his first World Series since 1982.
No. 9 batsman David Hamilton He added a two-out solo homer off Edwin Diaz extended the lead to two runs in the ninth inning. Hamilton had only hit four home runs during the regular season.
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“We fell behind early, but we knew it could be a great story” Brewery captain Christian Yelich said. “We kept telling ourselves we’d chip away, stick together and get back in the game. That’s exactly what we did.”
Everything was going the way of the Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run of the postseason with a three-run blast in the second inning to give Los Angeles a 4-0 lead. But Milwaukee responded with a memorable comeback to complete the defense twice World Series Championsjust one year after being swept by the same opponent NLCS.
The Brewers were the first team History of Major League Baseball sweeping a postseason series after being swept by the same opponent in the previous postseason.
“We played with a chip on our shoulder” reliever Aaron Ashby said. “It was tough like last year. We survived it, we came back this season and these guys left it all on the field.”
Milwaukee would only be second World series appearance in the history of the franchise. The only previous visit came 1982when the club was still in the American League and lost seven games Louis Cardinals.
Garrett Mitchell changed the game with a hit
With the score tied 4-4, Mitchell rallied from an 0-2 deficit, went full bat and, after falling behind 0-2, crushed a 409-foot home run to center field off Tanner Scott, his first career homer, to give Milwaukee its first lead of the night.
The outfielder also starred in Game 3 with another home run during the Brewers’ 6-2 victory.
“I’ve always wanted moments like this since I was a child” Mitchell said.
The brewers closed the door
After Mitchell’s homer, the Milwaukee bullpen took over.
The winning pitcher Jojo Romero hit Max Muncy with a runner on third to end the sixth inning.
Then Aaron Ashby threw three scoreless innings for the save. Ohtani struck out en route, retired Mookie Betts with a potential tying run on base and avoided another threat in the eighth after Will Smith reached third on a defensive error.
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Milwaukee finally scored on a back-to-back RBI groundout double from William Contreras in the fourth inning. Jake Bauerthen capitalized on the struggle of Los Angeles’ bullpen in the fifth.
Dodgers relievers issued four walks in the inning that allowed the Brewers to erase the deficit. Hamilton had earlier driven in a run with a single Alex Vesia Bowers walked with the bases loaded and drove in a home run.
What started with Ohtani’s spectacular home run ended with another forgettable night for Milwaukee. A 44-year World Series drought and now the first championship in franchise history will be contested.