Shohei Ohtani stuns Brewers, leads Dodgers to consecutive World Series trips

For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Dodgers are going to the World Series. On Friday night, Los Angeles completed a four-game NLCS sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.  Incredibly, in 10 postseason games, the Dodgers have only lost one game, their only loss coming against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS. The Dodgers swept the Cincinnati Reds in a two-game NL wild-card match and have accomplished the rare postseason sweep once more against the Brewers. And on Friday, it was all Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani got the nod to face the Brewers in Game 4, batting first in the Dodgers lineup. With three strikeouts to set the tone in the top of the first, it was clear the game would be a good one for the Dodgers. The 2024 – and likely 2025 – NL MVP started the fireworks with a historic leadoff home run, coming against Brewers lefty starter Jose Quintana. From there, the Dodgers didn’t look back. Three singles and an RBI groundout after the Ohtani moonshot would make it 3-0 in the first inning. In the thiRead More