The NL Central champion Brewers – who have not reached the Fall Classic since 1982 – had MLB's best record in the regular season but are facing another disappointing playoff exit.

A season to remember, in every sense, ended in the most jarring of ways for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Ohtani quickly broke out of his postseason hitting slump with a 446-foot shot to right field off Brewers starter Jose Quintana for the first leadoff homer hit by a pitcher in any big league game.