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Brewers Sweep Dodgers, Head to World Series For First Time in 44 Years

After being swept a year ago in the 2025 NLCS by the Dodgers, the Brewers returned the favor on Thursday night in Los Angeles.

In a dramatic turn of events, the Milwaukee Brewers staged a remarkable comeback to sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 National League Champion Series. The Brewers, who had lost the previous two games, emerged victorious in the fourth game with a score of 6-4, securing their place in the World Series for the first time since 1982.

Despite Shohei Ohtani's impressive performance, breaking his home run drought with a 428-foot blast in the second inning, the Dodgers' hopes were dashed by Garrett Mitchell and Tanner Scott in the sixth inning. The decisive moment came in the ninth inning when David Hamilton sent a solo home run off Edwin Diaz, clinching the win for the Brewers.

The Milwaukee Brewers, who finished the regular season with 103 wins over 162 games and had the second-best ERA in the league, had never won an MLB title. This monumental win puts them on the road to face the winner of the ALCS between the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays on October 23. Brewers manager Pat Murphy expressed his team's determination, saying, "They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we have a bunch of gamers. And the gamers won this week."

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