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Brewers beat Dodgers 6–2, take 3–0 NLCS lead
Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning as Milwaukee moved one victory from the World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers briefly took a 2–1 lead on Will Smith's two-run double in the sixth inning, but Milwaukee answered one inning later at Dodger Stadium.
Final: Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Series: Milwaukee leads 3–0
Decisive hit: Jake Bauers' two-run homer in the seventh
Next: Game 4 on Thursday in Los Angeles
Long at-bat turns the game
Bauers fouled off six pitches during an 11-pitch plate appearance against Blake Snell before driving a two-run homer to right field. Mitchell followed with a solo shot, pushing Milwaukee's lead to 4–2.
Jackson Chourio opened the game with a home run. Brewers rookie Robert Gasser then worked five scoreless innings, and Milwaukee added one run in both the eighth and ninth.
Dodgers face elimination
Los Angeles finished with five hits and did not score after the sixth. The Brewers can secure their first World Series appearance since 1982 with a Game 4 win Thursday at Dodger Stadium.
Sources: MLB official report — October 14 → · Reuters — October 14 Pacific time →