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Clutch homers have Brewers 1 win away from 1st World Series appearance in 44 years

Jake Bauers delivered a decisive two‑run homer in the seventh inning of Game 3, pushing the Brewers to a 6‑2 victory over the Dodgers and putting Milwaukee one win away from its first World Series appearance in 44 years. The blast came after Bauers fouled off a string of pitches from Dodgers left‑hander Blake Snell, then turned a fastball the wrong way into the right‑field pavilion at Dodger Stadium.

One batter later, Garrett Mitchell added a double and a solo homer to extend the lead to 3‑0 early in the game.

The win marked the Brewers’ fifth comeback of the postseason, tying the 1996 Yankees and 1980 Phillies for the most in a team’s first seven playoff games. Jackson Chourio also made history by homering on the first pitch of the game, a feat achieved by only five hitters since detailed pitch‑count records began in 1988.

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