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. The Dodgers are seeking their fifth NL title in nine years and hope to become the first team in a quarter-century to repeat as World Series champions.

In one of the greatest single-game performances in MLB history, the Japanese superstar did it all as the Dodgers swept the Brewers to return to the World Series.

Shohei Ohtani hit three homers and struck out ten as he led the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, in Game 4 of the NLCS in a legendary performance that sent them back to the World Series.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a complete game for Los Angeles, his only run coming on a lead-off home run by Jackson Chourio. Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each hit solo home runs for the Dodgers, and Shohei Ohtani had an RBI single. Los Angeles will take a 2-0 series lead home to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 on Thursday at 6:08 p.m. ET

Blake Snell absolutely dominated the Brewers for eight innings, but Milwaukee still had the bases loaded in the ninth of a gut-punch Game 1 loss.