Sports · October 15, 2026
Are Dodgers done? Debating L.A.'s chances to recover from 3-0 NLCS deficit
The Milwaukee Brewers hold a 3-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series after a 6-2 victory in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium. Despite a strong start from Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell, who struck out nine, the Brewers pulled ahead in the seventh inning behind home runs from Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell. Milwaukee’s Robert Gasser and the bullpen held Los Angeles to two runs. The Dodgers, the two-time defending World Series champions, now face elimination as they attempt to become only the second team in MLB history to recover from a 3-0 postseason deficit.
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- ESPNSports network
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Reported by multiple outlets
- The Milwaukee Brewers lead the NLCS 3-0 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Milwaukee won Game 3 by a score of 6-2 at Dodger Stadium.
- Jake Bauers hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the 7th inning against Blake Snell.
- Blake Snell struck out nine batters across six-plus innings.
- Robert Gasser started for the Brewers and threw five scoreless innings.
- Only one team in MLB history (2004 Red Sox) has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit.
Reported by only some outlets
- Shohei Ohtani has been playing with injuries to his right bicep and left knee.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched Game 2 and Tarik Skubal pitched Game 1 for the Dodgers.
- Will Smith drove in the only two Dodgers runs with a bases-loaded double off Abner Uribe.
- Garrett Mitchell hit a back-to-back home run immediately following Bauers in the 7th.
- Ohtani reached base three times in Game 3 (HBP, walk, single) but has not homered in nearly two months.
Confirmed
- Brewers lead NLCS 3-0.
- Brewers won Game 3, 6-2.
- Jake Bauers hit a 7th-inning go-ahead home run.
- Robert Gasser pitched 5 scoreless innings.
Reported
- The Dodgers clubhouse felt like a 'mausoleum' with a 'deafening absence of noise.' (CBS Sports)
- Shohei Ohtani's left leg drags and he barely lifts it off the grass when walking. (CBS Sports)
- The Dodgers management was 'afraid' to tell Ohtani to sit out. (New York Post)
Rumor
- Ohtani's injuries are 'unsalvageable' and he is effectively 'in a medical ward in an alternate universe.' (New York Post)
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