The Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series defense ended in disaster after they were swept in their National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Milwaukee sealed a historic four-game sweep after a thrilling 6-4 comeback victory in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, punching their ticket to the World Series for the first time in 44 years.
The result concluded a nightmare series for Dave Roberts’ star-studded squad, who entered the postseason as heavy favorites to seal a historic threepeat.
Social media was sent into a frenzy following the game, with many taking the opportunity to mock Shohei Ohtani and Co. for their defeat.
‘How did the Dodgers lose?! All that money just to get swept!’, one wrote online.
Another wrote: ‘Go spend some more money! Brewers sweep the mighty Dodgers, who by the way didn’t look mighty’.
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers were sent crashing out of the playoffs on Thursday
The Milwaukee Brewers completed a stunning sweep of the reigning champions
Disappointed Dodgers fans look on as their hopes of sealing a three-peat came to an end
For a brief moment early on Thursday, it appeared the defending champions might stage a defiant stand to keep their season alive.
Ohtani sent nearly 50,000 home fans into raptures by crushing a towering three-run home run in the second inning to open up an early 4-0 lead.
However, Los Angeles went completely cold from there, failing to score across the final seven frames.
Milwaukee clawed their way back with four unanswered runs to tie the contest, before center fielder Garrett Mitchell delivered the fatal blow with a go-ahead solo shot in the sixth.
Third baseman David Hamilton added insurance in the ninth, hitting a 402-foot home run to cap an astonishing turnaround at Dodgers Stadium.
The sweep marks Milwaukee’s first trip to the Fall Classic since 1982, continuing an incredible postseason run that has seen the Brewers win 22 of their last 26 games.
For the Dodgers, the collapse brings an agonizing end to a campaign that promised history, leaving baseball’s most expensive roster searching for answers.
