Brewers score: Milwaukee sweeps Los Angeles, heading to World Series

The Brewers are World Series-bound, and the fans are ECSTATIC!

The Brewers swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and are now heading to the World Series! FOX6's Sam Kraemer is at the American Family Field watch party where fans erupted in celebration after the Brewers won.

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in four games to win the National League Championship Series and advance to the World Series!

Shortly after the game, Jake Bauers was named the 2026 NLCS MVP.

What was the Brewers score?

By the numbers:

The final score was 6-4.

Brewers box score

Dig deeper:

Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer off reliever Tanner Scott in the sixth inning, Milwaukee's bullpen slammed the door late and the Brewers rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series to earn their first trip to the World Series since 1982.

Garrett Mitchell celebrates with Cooper Pratt after hitting a solo home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Oct. 15, 2026. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

No. 9 hitter David Hamilton's two-out solo shot off Edwin Díaz gave the Brewers a two-run cushion in the ninth. Hamilton had just four homers in the regular season.

Shohei Ohtani's first home run of the postseason helped put the Dodgers ahead 4-0 early before the Brewers came back to complete a four-game sweep of the two-time defending World Series champions a year after getting swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS.

Brewers sweep Dodgers, fan reaction in Los Angeles

FOX6's Ted Perry is live at Dodger Stadium in L.A. where there's no shortage of fans celebrating the Brewers sweep and NLCS win.

The Brewers lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games in their only other World Series appearance, when Milwaukee played in the American League.

With the score tied 4-all, Mitchell fell behind 0-2 before Scott threw three straight balls for a full count. Mitchell’s 409-foot leadoff drive to center field — the first homer of his career on an 0-2 count — put the Brewers ahead for the first time. Mitchell also homered in their 6-2 victory Wednesday.

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The Brewers’ bullpen coolly turned away multiple threats when the Dodgers had the potential tying run on base.

JoJo Romero struck out Max Muncy with Kyle Tucker at third to end the sixth.

Milwaukee Brewers players and staff members pose for a photo after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Aaron Ashby, who worked the final three innings for a save, struck out Ohtani swinging and Mookie Betts grounded out with Andy Pages at third to end the seventh. Will Smith doubled to right and was safe at third when the ball got away from Sal Frelick for an error in the eighth before Ashby got Tucker to fly out and Teoscar Hernández to strike out.

The Brewers tied it in the fifth, when the Dodgers bullpen issued four walks and Milwaukee stole two bases. Hamilton’s single chased starter Tyler Glasnow and scored Frelick, who walked and stole second, to pull Milwaukee to 4-3.

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Young Brewers fan celebrates win at Dodger Stadium

FOX6's Ted Perry caught up with a young Brewers fan at Dodger Stadium following the Crew's NLCS win.

Alex Vesia came in and promptly walked Brice Turang and William Contreras to load the bases. Vesia then walked Jake Bauers with two outs to force in Hamilton with the tying run.

Glasnow retired his first 10 batters — six on strikeouts — before the Brewers got to him in the fourth. Turang walked, Contreras hit a ground-rule double and Bauers followed with another ground-rule double that closed Milwaukee to 4-2.

Ohtani broke out of his postseason slump with a three-run homer after Pages’ RBI single in the second. The four-time MVP released weeks of pent-up frustration by raising his arms and yelling and the crowd of 49,104 joined him in celebration.

Mayor Johnson reacts to Brewers reaching World Series

The Brewers swept the Dodgers to win the NLCS and advance to the World Series on Thursday night, Oct. 15. Mayor Johnson joins FOX6 Now to share in the excitement.

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When do the Brewers play next?

What's next:

The World Series – airing on FOX and streaming on FOX ONE – starts on Friday, Oct. 23. The Brewers will play the winner of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians.