Dodgers, World Series and Ohtani
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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in Game 4 of the NLCS, completing the sweep and securing a spot in the World Series. The Dodgers r
Max Muncy stood near the edge of the Dodgers’ batting cage, which by late Friday had plunged into chaos. Plastic sheets hung on the walls and covered the ground, catching champagne corks and empty beer bottles.
Ohtani had already had an impressive start to his second career postseason pitching start, working around a leadoff walk to Brice Turang to strike out Jackson Chourio (on a 100.3 mph fastball), Christian Yelich (100.2 mph fastball) and William Contreras (on a sweeper off the plate) to finish up the inning.
Shohei Ohtani deliverers one of the greatest performances in baseball history as defending champions the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers to reach the World Series.
Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead grand slam after Cal Raleigh’s tying drive in a five-run eighth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays and a 3-2 AL Championship Series
Since the first World Series in 1903, no team has been more successful than the New York Yankees. The Yankees have also won the most consecutive World Series titles. Take a look at the MLB teams that have won back-to-back World Series championships below:
The Mariners cannot clinch the pennant at the corner of Edgar & Dave. Their first two flops here dashed those hopes. If they play again in Seattle this year, it will be in the World Series. Like the hero of Game 5, they got back up just in time.
The Dodgers have won the National League pennant for a second year in a row, dispatching the Milwaukee Brewers in four games in the NLCS. That earned Los Angeles a return trip to the World Series, which will begin on Friday,