Brewers sweep Dodgers in NLCS to reach World Series for first time since 1982

The Milwaukee Brewers completed a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series with a 6-4 victory in Game 4 on Thursday. Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead home run off reliever Tanner Scott in the sixth inning to help drive the rally. In the ninth inning, David Hamilton hit a two-out solo shot off Edwin Díaz to provide a two-run cushion. The Brewers' bullpen then secured the win to earn Milwaukee its first trip to the World Series since 1982.

The Dodgers had taken an early 4-0 lead behind Shohei Ohtani's first postseason home run. According to The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun, the win for Milwaukee comes one year after they were swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS. The Brewers' previous World Series appearance was against the St. Louis Cardinals, a series they lost in seven games while playing in the American League.

The Mainichi reported that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts restored Ohtani to the top of the batting order for Game 4 after Ohtani had batted sixth during a loss the previous night. Roberts noted that Ohtani has been struggling with injuries to his right biceps and left knee.

Brief written by urgent.news from Japan Today, The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun, Winnipeg Free Press, The Mainichi — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.