Shohei Ohtani Powers Dodgers Back To World Series With Two-way Masterpiece

Shohei Ohtani has propelled nan Los Angeles Dodgers backmost to nan World Series pinch a two-way capacity for nan ages.

Ohtani deed 3 mammoth location runs and sounded two-hit shot into nan seventh inning, and nan Dodgers swept nan Milwaukee Brewers retired of nan NL Championship Series pinch a 5-1 triumph successful Game 4 connected Friday night.

The Dodgers will person a chance to beryllium baseball’s first repetition World Series champions successful a quarter-century aft this mind-blowing nighttime for nan three-time MVP Ohtani, who emphatically ended a quiet postseason by his lofty standards.

After striking retired 3 successful nan apical of nan first, Ohtani deed nan first leadoff homer by a pitcher successful awesome convention history disconnected Brewers starter José Quintana.

Ohtani followed pinch a 469-foot blast successful nan 4th inning, clearing nan left-field pavilion supra nan bleachers successful near field.

Ohtani added a 3rd solo changeable successful nan seventh, becoming nan 12th subordinate successful awesome convention history to deed 3 homers successful a playoff game. His 3 homers traveled a mixed 1,342 feet.

Ohtani (2-0) besides thoroughly dominated nan Brewers successful his 2nd profession postseason mound start, fanning 10 for his first double-digit strikeout crippled successful a Dodgers uniform.

After nan Brewers’ first 2 batters reached successful nan seventh, he near nan mound to a stadium-shaking ovation – and aft Alex Vesia escaped nan jam, Ohtani celebrated by hitting his 3rd homer successful nan bottommost half.

The powerhouse Dodgers are nan first squad to triumph back-to-back pennants since Philadelphia successful 2009. Los Angeles are backmost successful nan World Series for nan 5th clip successful 9 seasons, and it will effort to go baseball’s first repetition champs since nan New York Yankees won 3 consecutive World Series from 1998 to 2000.

After capping a 9-1 rampage done nan NL playoffs pinch this singular capacity by Ohtani, nan Dodgers are headed to nan World Series for nan 23rd clip successful franchise history, including 14 pennants since moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Only nan New York Yankees, past year’s opponent, person made much appearances successful nan Fall Classic (41).

Los Angeles will person a week disconnected earlier nan World Series originates adjacent Friday, either successful Toronto aliases astatine Dodger Stadium against Seattle. The Mariners hit nan Blue Jays 6-2 earlier Friday to return a 3-2 lead successful nan ALCS, which continues Sunday astatine Rogers Centre.

The Dodgers had ne'er swept an NLCS successful 16 erstwhile appearances, but they became only nan 5th squad to expanse this bid while thoroughly dominating a 97-win Milwaukee club. Los Angeles is nan first squad to expanse a best-of-seven postseason bid since 2022, and nan first to expanse an NLCS since Washington successful 2019.

The NL Central champion Brewers were eliminated by nan Dodgers for nan 3rd clip during their existent agelong of 7 playoff appearances successful 8 years. Even aft mounting a franchise grounds pinch 97 wins this season, Milwaukee is still waiting for its first World Series quality since 1982.

The Brewers had ne'er been swept successful a playoff bid longer than a best-of-three, but their bats fell silent successful nan NLCS against nan Dodgers’ superb starting rotation. Los Angeles’ 4 starters mixed to transportation 28 and two-thirds innings pinch 2 earned runs allowed and 35 strikeouts.

The Dodgers added 2 much runs successful nan first aft Ohtani’s tone-setting homer, pinch Mookie Betts and Will Smith some singling and scoring.

Jackson Chourio doubled starring disconnected nan 4th for Milwaukee’s first hit, but Ohtani stranded him pinch a groundout and 2 strikeouts.

Struggling Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen allowed 2 much baserunners successful nan eighth, and Caleb Durbin scored erstwhile Brice Turang hit retired his imaginable double-play grounder earlier Anthony Banda ended nan inning.

Roki Sasaki sounded nan ninth.