Brewers Beat Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3, Lead NLCS 3-0 After Snell's Seventh-Inning Meltdown The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 of the NLCS, taking a 3-0 series lead after Blake Snell allowed three home runs in the seventh inning. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Dodger Stadium. Milwaukee now leads the best-of-seven series 3-0, putting the Dodgers on the brink of elimination. Only one team in MLB history has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in a seven-game series. Blake Snell took the loss after a historic seventh-inning meltdown. He walked leadoff batter Andrew Vaughn, then got Jake Bauers in a two-strike count but could not put him away.Bauer Mitchell Home Runs Sink SnellFive times Bauers fouled off a two-strike offering, extending the at-bat to 11 pitches before Snell left a fastball down the middle. Bauers hit a two-run home run. Two pitches later, Garrett Mitchell went back-to-back with another long ball to right. That ended Snell's night after six-plus innings.It marked only the fifth time in his career he had allowed three home runs in a game. He had not given up a home run in any of his 10 previous outings this season. For six innings, Snell had been dominant. He overcame a leadoff home run on the first pitch of the night to Jackson Choruio by retiring 18 of his next 20 batters and 14 in a row at one point.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the game that Snell had been quiet and anxious for another opportunity. Roberts said, When you guys see him take the mound today, you're going to see another level of intensity. Gasser, the Milwaukee left-hander, started against Snell. He had struggled against the Dodgers in 2026, going 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA in two regular-season starts, allowing seven earned runs, 12 hits and three home runs across 10 2/3 innings.Los Angeles tagged him for four runs in 4 1/3 innings in May and three more runs, including two homers, in August. He threw four one-run innings against the Dodgers in his first postseason start this year, holding Shohei Ohtani hitless in six at-bats. Teoscar Hernandez, Andy Pages and Tommy Edman have all taken Gasser deep this season.Dodgers Offense Breaks Through SmithThe Dodgers' slumping offense finally broke through in the sixth when Will Smith hit a go-ahead two-run double with the bases loaded off Abner Uribe. The Dodgers loaded the bases on three walks from Uribe, who has pitched every game of this postseason. Smith snapped his 1-for-25 playoff drought with the double off the wall in left.However, Shohei Ohtani failed to score from first on the play after a bad read. Milwaukee then turned to DL Hall, who needed just 10 pitches to record back-to-back strikeouts of Kiké Hernández and Tommy Edman to end the inning and keep the Brewers' deficit at one run. A half-inning later, Hall's escape proved paramount when Snell collapsed in the seventh.Ohtani, dropped to the No. 6 spot in the batting order after speculation he could be benched, went 1-for-2 with a sixth-inning walk and a hit-by-pitch in the fourth. He laced a 113.5 mph single in the eighth and lined out sharply to left in his first at-bat. He entered Wednesday batting just 3-for-20 in the playoffs and still does not have an extra-base hit or RBI this October. The Dodgers left eight runners stranded on base.Dodgers Slump Continues Skubal ImpactEven with Smith's double, they finished 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and are now 3-for-32 in such situations this postseason. Los Angeles acquired Tarik Skubal at the trade deadline, pushing Snell to Game 3 at home.Snell had been terrific since returning from the injured list in early August, posting a 1.13 ERA over his final eight regular-season starts and allowing one run or fewer in all eight outings, including just one run in 18 innings across three starts at Dodger Stadium. The Brewers maintained their home-field advantage through the first two games. Milwaukee won Game 1 by a 2-1 final before chasing Yoshinobu Yamamoto early in a 7-4 Game 2 victory at home.The Dodgers swept the Brewers in last year's NLCS, but Milwaukee has shown it will not go quietly this time. Los Angeles now faces a 3-0 deficit that only one team in MLB history has ever overcome in a seven-game series. The Dodgers must win Game 4 to keep their season alive and avoid a stunning sweep on their own field.