2026 National League Championship Series

Game 1

The Dodgers opened the scoring in the top of the second inning when Shohei Ohtani scored on an RBI single by Andy Pages. Los Angeles threatened to expand its lead against Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski, loading the bases with one out, but Enrique Hernández grounded into an inning-ending double play. Milwaukee answered in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run by Brice Turang, tying the game at 1–1.

Misiorowski pitched 4+1⁄3 innings for Milwaukee, allowing one run on five hits while striking out five. The Brewers took a 2–1 lead in the bottom of the fifth when Garrett Mitchell drew a lead-off walk and later scored on an RBI single from Luis Lara. Tarik Skubal pitched five innings for Los Angeles, taking the loss after allowing two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts.

Although the Dodgers out-hit the Brewers, all seven of their hits were singles, and three separate drives ended in inning-ending double plays. Trevor Megill navigated two baserunners in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save and secure the victory. The win marked Milwaukee's first postseason victory over Los Angeles since Game 6 of the 2018 NLCS, snapping a seven-game playoff losing streak against the Dodgers.

Game 2

The Dodgers struck first in the top of the opening frame when Mookie Betts crossed the plate on an RBI sacrifice fly by Teoscar Hernández. The Brewers answered immediately in the home half, tying the game at 1–1 when Brice Turang came home on an RBI single by William Contreras. Los Angeles reclaimed the lead in the top of the third at 2–1, capitalizing on back-to-back singles by Tommy Edman and Betts before Logan Henderson committed a throwing error on a pickoff attempt at first base. Milwaukee took a 3–2 lead in the bottom of the third inning when Christian Yelich hit an RBI single to score both David Hamilton and Turang.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto labored through just 2+2⁄3 innings for the Dodgers, yielding three runs on four hits and a pair of walks with only one strikeout—marking the shortest postseason start of his professional career. The Dodgers tied the score at 3–3 in the fourth after Kyle Tucker doubled and scored when Henderson committed his second throwing error of the game on Edman's sacrifice bunt. Los Angeles moved back on top 4–3 later in the inning when Edman tagged up and scored on an RBI sacrifice fly by Freddie Freeman. The Brewers challenged the bang-bang play at the plate, but the call on the field was upheld after a video review.

Henderson pitched four innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on three hits while punching out two. Milwaukee tied it up once more in the fifth when William Contreras launched a solo shot off Kris Bubic, making it 4–4. The Brewers then pushed ahead 5–4 on another RBI single by Contreras, driving in Hamilton, and expanded their lead to 7–4 in the eighth courtesy of RBI knocks from Turang and Jake Bauers.

Once Henderson exited, Milwaukee's relief pitchers combined for five perfect innings–the most by a bullpen in a game in postseason history, while striking out seven.

Game 3

In the top of the first inning, Jackson Chourio struck immediately, launching a leadoff home run off Blake Snell on the very first pitch to put the Brewers ahead 1–0. Robert Gasser pitched five innings, allowing just three hits while striking out three. Los Angeles finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth when Will Smith delivered a clutch two-run double to seize a 2–1 lead.

In the top of the seventh, Jake Bauers grinded through an 11-pitch at-bat before hitting a go-ahead, two-run homer. Garrett Mitchell followed with a solo shot to extend the margin to 4–2, spelling the end of the night for Snell, who finished with six innings pitched, four hits, four runs, and nine strikeouts. Bauers and Mitchell became only the third pair of left-handed hitters to hit back-to-back home runs off a left-handed pitcher in MLB postseason history. After Roki Sasaki surrendered two hits in the eighth inning, Justin Wrobleski took over out of the bullpen and threw a wild pitch, allowing Brice Turang to score and push the lead to 5–2. Joey Ortiz added an insurance run in the top of the ninth with an RBI single, capping the scoring at 6–2 before Trevor Megill locked down the save.

Game 4

As was the case with each of the first three games, the Dodgers took an early lead only for Milwaukee to eventually respond. Kyle Tucker started the bottom of the second inning with a single, and Shane Drohan was replaced by Dustin May. Teoscar Hernández then hit a single to advance Tucker to third base, and Andy Pages scored Tucker on an RBI single to put the Dodgers on the board at 1–0. Shohei Ohtani then hit a three-run home run off May to extend the Dodgers' lead to 4–0. It was Ohtani's first home run in 58 days, the longest drought of his career.

In the top of the fourth inning, Jake Bauers hit an RBI ground-rule double scoring two runs to cut the Brewers' deficit to 4–2. In the top of the fifth inning, David Hamilton hit an RBI single to score Sal Frelick, to bring the Brewers within one, 4–3. They would later tie the game at four after a bases-loaded walk to Bauers, which scored Hamilton.

Tyler Glasnow pitched 4+1⁄3 innings, giving up three hits and four runs while striking out six batters. In the top of the sixth inning, Garrett Mitchell hit a solo home run to give the Brewers a 5–4 lead. In the top of the ninth inning, David Hamilton hit a solo home run to extend the Brewers' lead to 6–4. Aaron Ashby pitched three innings for the save and the Brewers swept the Dodgers as they reached the World Series for the first time since 1982. Having come from behind in all four games, the Brewers became the first team to have swept an opponent in a best-of-seven postseason series with four straight comeback victories (in their postseason run leading to the World Series, six of their seven postseason wins were in comeback fashion). The four-run comeback tied a record for the largest deficit overcome in an LCS-clinching game (sharing the mark with Game 6 of the 2000 ALCS and Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS) and largest to clinch a sweep. This marked the first time the Dodgers were swept in a four-game series since the 1966 World Series and they became the first defending champion to be swept in a best-of-seven series since the Oakland Athletics were swept in the 1990 World Series. In addition to being the first occasion that the Brewers completed a four-game sweep in their postseason history, they became the first team in MLB history to have been swept in a postseason series and sweep the same opponent the following year (in the major four American sports leagues, the Brewers are the first to have done so in a best-of-seven series).

In the series, Milwaukee, known for their small ball (finishing last in the NL in home runs), out-homered Los Angeles seven to one. Jake Bauers won the NLCS MVP, the first Brewer to win an LCS MVP Award.

Composite line score

2026 NLCS (4–0): Milwaukee Brewers beat Los Angeles Dodgers