The Dodgers are on the brink of a World Series comeback after beating the Brewers, 3-0, in the NLCS | MLB
Tyler Glasnow had eight hits, Tommy Edman hit an RBI single in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers took the lead in the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
Mookie Betts had an RBI double in the first inning and Roki Sasaki made his third save of the postseason as the Dodgers never trailed en route to a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 4 in Los Angeles on Friday.
Glasnow gave up one run on three hits over five and two-thirds innings with three walks and allowed one run in three postseason appearances (13 and one-third innings).
Jakub Misiorowski had nine hits in five innings of relief for the Brewers and Jake Bauers had an RBI single as the MLB’s No. 1 regular-season home run was one loss away from the offseason.
After one official hit with a runner in scoring position through the first two games of the Series, Milwaukee went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position in Game 3.
The Dodgers wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Shohei Ohtani hit Aaron Ashby’s fifth pitch with a triple into the right corner and then scored one run later when Betts doubled to right-center.
The Brewers got the tying run in the second inning when Caleb Durbin tripled to left field and Bauers followed with an RBI single.
Misiorowski took control immediately after replacing left-hander Aaron Ashby (0-1) in the first inning. He finished the frame with strikes from Edman and Teoscar Hernandez. Misiorowski allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with one walk.
Will Smith singled with a single in the sixth against Misiorowski and Freddie Freeman followed with a walk. Edman’s single to center field scored Smith, with Freeman moving to third and then scoring when right-hander Abner Uribe launched an errant launch throw to first base.
Things got worse for Milwaukee when leadoff hitter Jackson Corio left while batting in the seventh inning with a right leg injury.
Los Angeles’ bullpen didn’t allow a run as Alex Vesia (2-0) and Blake Treinen each went two-thirds of an inning, Anthony Banda pitched a scoreless eighth and Sasaki had a perfect ninth.