Ohtani Hits 3 Homers, Pitches 6 Innings as Dodgers Beat Brewers 5–1 to Sweep NLCS and Reach World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani celebrates the end of the top of the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of baseball's National League Championship Series in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. Ashley Landis/AP Photo
LOS ANGELES—Shohei Ohtani propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series with a two-way performance for the ages.
Ohtani hit three mammoth homers and struck out 10 while pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning, and the Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers out of the National League Championship Series with a 5-1 victory in Game 4 on Friday night.
