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Brewers stun Dodgers with back-to-back homers and take 3-0 lead in NLCS

The Milwaukee Brewers stunned the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers with a dominant 6-2 victory on Wednesday, taking a commanding 3-0 series lead in the National League Championship Series. The Brewers' offense exploded in the seventh inning, as Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back home runs off Dodgers starter Blake Snell, flipping a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead.

Snell, who had retired 14 consecutive batters entering the inning, surrendered a leadoff homer to Jackson Chourio in the first and closed the game with Mitchell’s solo shot. The Dodgers, who had taken a 2-1 lead in the sixth on Will Smith’s two-run double, now face elimination after losing their first game of the series at home.

The Brewers are on the verge of completing a postseason sweep, reversing their fate from last year’s NLCS loss to the Dodgers in four games—a historic turnaround if they win Game 4 at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. The Brewers’ offensive firepower continued in the eighth and ninth innings, adding three more runs to secure the victory, while Snell left the game after allowing four runs and four hits in six innings.

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