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Four fatal flaws that doomed the Dodgers’ bid for a historic three-peat

Four fatal flaws that doomed the Dodgers’ bid for a historic three-peat

The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. Milwaukee clinched the series victory with a 6-4 win over Los Angeles on Thursday, October 15th, following a 6-2 triumph over the Dodgers on Wednesday.

The series win sends the Brewers to their first World Series appearance since 1982 after a regular season in which Milwaukee won a franchise-record 103 games.

During Game 3 of the series, Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers delivered a go-ahead, two-run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell in the seventh inning. Brewers center fielder Garrett Mitchell added to the margin in that same frame, hitting a solo home run off Snell to pad Milwaukee's lead to 4-2.

Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio hitting a 97.6 mph pitch from Snell that exited his bat at 106.1 mph. Across Major League Baseball history, 42 best-of-seven postseason series have seen one team build a 3-0 lead, and only the 2004 Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series successfully rallied from that deficit to win.

Following the Game 4 loss, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas announced his retirement from baseball inside the team clubhouse. "This is it.

That was my last game playing. That was the last time I put these cleats on and this uniform on as a player," Rojas said.

He added, "We never thought about being in this position, and not being able to do it."

Kiké Hernández also reflected on the series outcome. "No matter how much you win, these moments suck. I've won a lot in my career, but I've also had a lot of these. They don't get easier. But they're playing unbelievable rig" Hernández said.

This report also draws on coverage from Fox Sports, MLB.com, New York Post.

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