Brewers Win NLCS Game 4, Reach First World Series Since 1982 The Milwaukee Brewers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the NLCS, sweeping the series to reach their first World Series since 1982. The Milwaukee Brewers rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, completing a four-game sweep and earning their first World Series trip since 1982. Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, and Milwaukee’s bullpen shut down the Dodgers late. The Brewers erased a 4-0 deficit and won their first NL pennant and second overall. Brewers Rally Behind Mitchell and HamiltonWith the score tied 4-all, Mitchell fell behind 0-2 before reliever Tanner Scott threw three straight balls for a full count. Mitchell then drove a 409-foot leadoff homer to center field — the first homer of his career on an 0-2 count — to put the Brewers ahead for the first time. Mitchell also homered in Milwaukee’s 6-2 victory on Wednesday.In the ninth, No. 9 hitter David Hamilton’s two-out solo shot off Edwin Díaz gave the Brewers a two-run cushion. Hamilton had just four homers in the regular season. Aaron Ashby pitched three scoreless innings for the save.The Brewers tied the game in the fifth when the Dodgers bullpen issued four walks and Milwaukee stole two bases. Hamilton’s single chased starter Tyler Glasnow and scored Sal Frelick, who walked and stole second, to pull Milwaukee to 4-3. Alex Vesia came in and walked Brice Turang and William Contreras to load the bases. Vesia then walked Jake Bauers with two outs to force in Hamilton with the tying run.Glasnow retired his first 10 batters — six on strikeouts — before the Brewers got to him in the fourth. Turang walked, Contreras hit a ground-rule double and Bauers followed with another ground-rule double that closed Milwaukee to 4-2.Dodgers Take Early Lead but Fall ShortShohei Ohtani’s first home run this post-season helped put the Dodgers ahead 4-0 in the second inning. After Andy Pages’ RBI single, Ohtani hit a three-run homer. The four-time MVP released weeks of pent-up frustration by raising his arms and yelling, and the crowd of 49,104 joined him in celebration.But the Brewers’ bullpen coolly turned away multiple threats when the Dodgers had the potential tying run on base. Winning pitcher JoJo Romero struck out Max Muncy with Kyle Tucker at third to end the sixth. With one out in the seventh and a runner on third, Ashby struck out Ohtani swinging before Mookie Betts grounded out to end the inning. Will Smith doubled to right with one out in the eighth and was safe at third when the ball got away from Sal Frelick for an error before Ashby got Tucker to fly out and Teoscar Hernández to strike out.Brewers Make Post-Season HistoryThe Brewers completed a four-game sweep of the two-time defending World Series champions a year after getting swept by Los Angeles in the NLCS. After topping the majors with 103 wins during the regular season, Milwaukee became the first major league club to finish a post-season sweep after getting swept by that same opponent in the previous post-season. The Brewers also are the first team to sweep a best-of-seven post-season series in which it trailed in every game.Milwaukee was in the American League when the franchise made its only previous World Series appearance 44 years ago, a seven-game loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Dodgers’ goal of a three-peat — not done since the New York Yankees from 1998-2000 and never by a National League team — died with their anemic offence and injuries to Ohtani and others on their aging roster.“We got down early tonight and we were like, it’s going to be a great story,” Brewers captain Christian Yelich said. “We’re going to come back and win this. Like, stay together, start chipping away. And that’s exactly what they did.”“They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we’ve got a bunch of gamers – and the gamers won this week,” Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said.“I’m not used to those consolation speeches,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “The thing about sports that we all love is no matter how much you prepare, you want it, there’s no guarantees.”Celebration and ReflectionsFirst baseman Jake Bauers, the NLCS MVP, said, “There was never a doubt in that dugout what was going to happen tonight. We knew we were going to win that game.”Mitchell added, “It’s absolutely surreal. You talk about the battle-tested Brewers. We went down early and the belief in that dugout got stronger and stronger.”Ashby said, “Playing with that chip on our shoulder. You don’t ever know what to expect going into a series like that last year (against the Dodgers). You don’t know how bad it can be, and then it was as bad as it was. And we came out and we survived, and we came back this year, and those guys played their tails off.”Brewers owner Mark Attanasio thought of Milwaukee’s long-time owner and beloved late broadcaster. “It’s so important for the community, the entire state of Wisconsin,” Attanasio said. “We’re standing on shoulders of Bud Selig and Bob Uecker.”