Overview
- Shohei Ohtani was named NLCS MVP after a 5-1 Game 4 clincher in which he threw six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and went 3-for-3 with three home runs.
- Ohtani became the first pitcher in major league history to hit a leadoff home run and the 12th player to hit three homers in a playoff game.
- Dodgers starters overwhelmed Milwaukee across the series, combining for 28 2/3 innings with two earned runs allowed and 35 strikeouts.
- Los Angeles completed a 4-0 sweep to secure a second straight pennant and will open the World Series on Oct. 24, with the site dependent on the ALCS outcome.
- Seattle leads Toronto 3-2 after Eugenio Suárez’s go-ahead grand slam in Game 5, and Dave Roberts’ postgame quip about ‘ruining baseball’ fed renewed scrutiny of the Dodgers’ payroll reported at over $350 million.