Brewers Demolish Dodgers in Game 3, One Win from World Series

The Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from the World Series, and they arrived at that doorstep on Wednesday night by doing what they do best: hitting home runs and playing opportunistic baseball. Their 6-2 demolition of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at UNIQLO Field wasn’t just a victory, it was a statement. The Brewers have now taken complete control of this series with a 3-0 lead, and frankly, they look unstoppable.

The Seventh Inning That Changed Everything

If there’s one inning that defined this game, it was the seventh. That’s when the Brewers turned Blake Snell‘s stellar performance into a footnote. Snell had been excellent through six innings, striking out nine batters and allowing just four hits and four earned runs. But in the seventh, the Brewers unleashed a relentless assault. Jake Bauers, after an grueling 11-pitch at-bat, crushed a go-ahead two-run homer to right field. One batter later, Garrett Mitchell followed suit with a solo shot to right-center, and suddenly the Dodgers found themselves down 6-2 with no way back.

That back-to-back display covered 840 feet of accumulated power. It was the kind of offensive eruption that makes you wonder why the Dodgers even bothered sending relievers to the mound. The damage was done, the game was decided, and the Brewers had authored the most damaging seventh inning of this entire postseason.

Chourio Sets the Tone Early

The Brewers struck first and struck hard. Jackson Chourio led off the game with a solo home run to right-center field, giving Milwaukee an early 1-0 advantage. It was a statement of intent from a Brewers team that came to Los Angeles with no interest in letting this series slip away. While the Dodgers clawed back with a two-run double from Will Smith in the sixth to tie things up at 2-2, they never truly had control of this game.

The Dodgers’ offense simply couldn’t sustain any momentum. Will Smith’s double was their best chance to make a real push, but the Brewers’ pitching staff wouldn’t allow it. DL Hall came in and pitched 2.1 perfect innings with two strikeouts, while Trevor Megill closed it out with a four-out save. Robert Gasser provided five scoreless innings of work earlier in the game, setting the table for Milwaukee’s bullpen dominance.

The Dodgers’ Collapse Begins

For Blake Snell, this loss had to sting. He pitched well enough to win most games, but baseball isn’t played in a vacuum. When your team scores two runs in six innings, you’re not winning ballgames, especially in October against a hungry Milwaukee team that smells championship blood. Dave Roberts and the Dodgers now face the real possibility of an embarrassing sweep in their own building.

The Brewers’ roster has validated the case for patience and smart roster construction. They’ve built a team with multiple impact bats, starting pitching depth, and a bullpen that executes. On Wednesday night at UNIQLO Field, they showed why they belong in the World Series far more than the Dodgers do at this moment. One more win, and Milwaukee gets there.