Dodgers on the Brink of World Series
LOS ANGELES — Currently, the Dodgers are primarily concerned with how many days of rest they’ll have before the World Series kicks off next Friday.
It’s clear: the Dodgers have dominated this National League Championship Series, showing signs that they’re on track for a second consecutive World Series title.
The standout statistic? Three.
That’s how many runs the Dodgers have surrendered in the series after securing a 3-1 victory in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, putting them on the verge of clinching the pennant.
With a commanding 3-0 series lead, they’ll aim to cap things off on Friday, hoping to be the first National League team to win back-to-back championships since 2017-2018.
Returning home, they didn’t quite replicate the previous intensity, but starting pitchers have consistently delivered strong performances for the third consecutive year.
Tyler Glasnow threw 5⅓ innings, letting up three hits and three earned runs, with three walks and eight strikeouts.
This follows Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s complete game performance in Game 2, allowing just one earned run.
The prior night, Blake Snell put on a show, hurling eight scoreless innings against just 24 batters while allowing a single hit.
After a rough patch, the Dodgers’ bullpen bounced back, throwing 3⅓ scoreless innings, with Aki Sasaki nailing down the save in a flawless ninth inning.
In the first frame, Shohei Ohtani’s lead-off triple paved the way for an RBI double from Mookie Betts, marking the game’s first run, which felt like a boost for Ohtani, who was hitting just .147 this postseason.
In that same first inning, after a single out and a runner on second, rookie ace Jacob Misiorowski replaced opening pitcher Aaron Ashby and managed to escape a jam by fanning Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernandez.
In the second inning, Jake Bowers leveled the score with an RBI single after Caleb Durbin’s lead-off triple had put the Brewers ahead against Glasnow.
Starting in the fourth inning, the shadows played a part as Glasnow struck out five consecutive batters.
Meanwhile, Misiorowski struggled, fanning four out of five batters during his time on the mound.
In the fourth inning, after Durbin walked and stole second to end Glasnow’s strikeout streak, Bowers swung and missed, giving Glasnow yet another strikeout.
A sixth-inning homer from Misiorowski off Edman lifted the Dodgers to a 2-1 lead.
They then added to their advantage thanks to an error on a pickoff attempt by Abner Uribe, allowing Freddie Freeman to score from third base. A single from Will Smith and a walk to Freeman initiated a two-run rally.
Things took a turn for the Brewers in the seventh inning when Jackson Chourio was ejected mid-at-bat after reaching for his hamstring while swinging and missing.
