Brewers Beat Dodgers, Take 3-0 Lead in NLCS

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October 14, 2026

Brewers 6, Dodgers 2

Following two victories at home, the Milwaukee Brewers are a win away from advancing to the World Series after taking a 3-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-2 triumph in Game Three of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Jackson Chourio hit a leadoff homer in the first before Jake Bauers smashed a two-run shot and Garrett Mitchell went yard, the latter two in the seventh. Additionally, Joey Ortiz plated an RBI single in the ninth to score the Brewers last run.

Left-hander Robert Gasser lasted five innings with three strikeouts. He gave up no runs on three hits and a walk. Right-hander Trevor Megill sealed the win, tallying two strikeouts to earn his fourth save of the postseason.

Tied after Six

Chourio put the Brewers on the board with a 391-foot leadoff home run on the first pitch of the gam. Blake Snell settled down after that, striking out the next three batters to limit the damage. The left-hander walked Mitchell and gave up a single to Cooper Pratt in the second. Despite momentum being on their side, the Brewers failed to score, with Snell striking out Ortiz.

Miguel Rojas and Mookie Betts singled off Gasser in the bottom of the third. But like the Brewers, the Dodgers struggled to score. In the bottom of the fifth, Rojas drew a walk to the avail of his teammates leaving him stranded on base.

Snell, meanwhile, pitched four consecutive hitless innings, tallying five strikeouts. Gasser’s outing ended after five innings as the Brewers replaced him with Abner Uribe in the bottom of the sixth. The right-hander issued free passes to Teoscar Hernandez and Kyle Tucker before walking Shohei Ohtani. With the bases loaded, Will Smith delivered a two-run double off the wall to give the Dodgers a one-run lead. After that, Uribe was removed from the game for left-hander DL Hall, who struck out Enrique Hernandez and Tommy Edman to close out the inning.

Brewers Leap Ahead

While facing a one-run deficit, Andrew Vaughn drew a walk against Snell in top of the seventh. Not long after, Bauers crushed a 412-foot two-run homer, and Mitchell followed with a 428-foot solo shot. In an instance, the Brewers had taken a two-run lead against the Dodgers. Hall, on the other hand, retired the side in order in the bottom half of the inning.

Brice Turang and William Contreras lined singles off Roki Sasaki in the top of the eighth. The Dodgers replaced Sasaki with Justin Wrobleski. Turang scored off a wild pitch to give the Brewers a three-run lead.

Wrobleski minimized the damage, striking out Bauers looking. Ohtani singled off Hall in the bottom half, which prompted the Brewers to replace him with Megill.

In the top of the ninth, Pratt singled as Ortiz scored his teammate on an RBI single off Wrobleski. Megill sealed the Brewers victory, striking out Edman and Betts in the bottom of the ninth.

What Went Right for the Brewers

Chourio hit a leadoff homer in the first, marking his second home run of the playoffs. Bauers smashed a two-run homer as Mitchell followed through with a solo shot in the seventh. Pratt went 3-for-4 as Ortiz delivered an RBI single.

Gasser went five innings, allowing no runs on three hits with three strikeouts. He also surrendered a walk. Hall earned the win, lasting 2 1/3 innings with two strikeouts. Megill recorded his fourth save of the postseason, with strikeouts coming in the ninth against Edman and Betts.

What Went Wrong for the Brewers

Uribe had a rough night against the Dodgers, walking three batters in the sixth. He also gave up a two-run double to Smith, which scored the Dodgers only runs of the evening.

What Went Right for the Dodgers

The Dodgers were unable to string together much other than Smith’s aforementioned two-run double in the sixth.

What Went Wrong for the Dodgers

With their backs against the wall, the Dodgers failed to produce more than five hits and two runs. The Brewers struck them out eight times, including twice against Edman.

Snell, on the other hand, surrendered four hits, four earned runs, three home runs and two walks in six innings. Despite recording nine strikeouts, his lack of control in the seventh put his team in a challenging position. Sasaki allowed two hits and an earned run as Wrobleski surrendered two hits and an earned run.

Looking Ahead

After taking game three of the NLCS, the Brewers need one more win to punch their ticket to the World Series, while the Dodgers are on the verge of being swept. Right-hander Tyler Glasnow will take the mound for the Dodgers in Game Four, and as the Brewers had yet to announce their starter as of press time. First pitch for Game Four of the NLCS from Dodger Stadium is at 5:00 pm Pacific/7:00 pm Central on Thursday.