The NLCS continues Thursday, with the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers facing off in Game 4, with first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The Brewers enter the series with a 3-0 lead and have a chance to advance to the World Series with a win.
After giving up a leadoff home run by Jackson Chourio in the top of the first inning of Game 3, Dodgers star pitcher Blake Snell regained control, striking out nine before things fell apart in the top of the seventh.
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Snell walked Andrew Vaughn, then gave up back-to-back homers to Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell to bring the Brewers to 4-2 before being pulled. Rōki Sasaki and Justin Wrobleski each gave up an earned run in relief before the Brewers rolled to a 6-2 victory.
The Dodgers made a significant lineup change for Game 4, moving designated hitter Shohei Ohtani back to first place after moving him back to sixth in the batting order amid his recent slump.
In a must-win game for Los Angeles, right-hander Tyler Glasnow (5-2, 3.53 ERA) gets the start, making his second postseason start after facing the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS. The Brewers will start left-hander Shane Drohan (7-5, 4.19 ERA).
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Tyler Glasnow is back for round five. It remains to be seen how many batters he has left, as Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has indicated he could be removed as soon as after Cooper Pratt’s first at-bat.
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Brice Turang makes a great play from shortstop territory on a Kiké Hernández grounder to end the fourth inning. Dustin May is at 44 pitches in three innings of work.
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Garrett Mitchell grounded out to end the inning with no further damage. Yet this game suddenly looks different for the Dodgers, who might need more than one breakthrough to fight another day.
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Christian Yelich is out, but pushes Bauers to third with two outs. Alex Vesia is now warming up for the Dodgers.
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This could go wrong. Bauers hits the Brewers’ second straight double and the Dodgers’ lead is cut in half. Like some other Dodgers starters in this series, Glasnow looked dominant and then was knocked down in a hurry.
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Jake Bauers with a full count. What could go wrong for the Dodgers?
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William Conteras gets the Brewers’ first hit of the game, a ground-rule double. The Brewers are threatening to take a piece of that lead with Jake Bauers leading off and one out.
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Tyler Glasnow allows his first baserunner of the game, a one-out walk from Brice Turang.
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Dustin May recovers with a 1-2-3 inning on eight pitches. He’s at 29 pitches, and the Brewers might suddenly prefer to get more pitch than initially anticipated.
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Meanwhile, Tyler Glasnow is perfect through three innings, with six strikeouts. It has 42 locations.
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It’s hard to think of a time when Ohtani was visibly excited. He needed it.
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Mookie Betts flies out to end the inning, but not before the Dodgers finally put together a big inning. Ohtani was HYPED after throwing that ball.
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Shohei Ohtani hits his first home run since August 18, and it’s not a moment too soon. It’s the Dodgers’ first home run of the series, and the Dodgers have their largest lead of the series.
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Kiké Hernández flies away. Here’s Shohei Ohtani with two outs and runners on first and second.
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