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After being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2025 National League Champion Series, the Milwaukee Brewers returned the favor on Thursday.
The small market Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-4, in a four-game sweep and are headed to the World Series since 1982 and crushing L.A.’s dream for a three-peat.
Even though Shohei Ohtani broke his home run drought in his return to the lead-off spot and put the Dodgers on top with a 428-foot blast to right field during the second inning, it wasn’t enough for Garrett Mitchell and Tanner Scott in the sixth.
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And most importantly, David Hamilton’s solo home run off Edwin Diaz in the ninth to drive the name home.
Milwaukee led the league with 103 wins over 162 games and had the second-best ERA in the league during the regular season.
The Brewers franchise has never won an MLB title.
They go on to face the winner of the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALCS when the World Series begin on Oct. 23.
“They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we have a bunch of gamers,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said following the sweep. “And the gamers won this week.”
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