Brewers Take 3-0 NLCS Lead, Move 1 Win From First World Series in 44 Years

3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Oct 15

Milwaukee enters Thursday's Game 4 at Dodger Stadium one win from the World Series after pushing defending champion Los Angeles to a 3-0 deficit in the NLCS.
History heavily favors the Brewers: teams leading 3-0 in best-of-seven postseason series have advanced 41 of 42 times, with 32 of those matchups ending in sweeps.
A Brewers win would complete a sharp reversal from last year, when they were swept by the Dodgers in the same round; no team has ever been swept out, then swept that same opponent a year later.
Pitching shapes the elimination game, with Milwaukee expected to piece together a bullpen day behind a staff carrying a 1.74 postseason ERA, while the Dodgers turn to Tyler Glasnow and an all-hands bullpen.
Los Angeles still hopes to extend the series despite a cold offense and lingering injuries to Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, with only the 2004 Red Sox ever rallying from 0-3 down to win.