Overview
- The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 on Wednesday, October 14, when Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit seventh‑inning homers that turned a 1-2 deficit into a 3-0 NLCS lead.
- The Dodgers will try to avoid elimination in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium on Thursday with their season hanging by one loss.
- The Tampa Bay Rays evened the ALCS at 1-1 after a 3-1 Game 2 win in which Freddy Peralta threw six scoreless innings and three relievers closed out the victory.
- U.S. national TV and streaming windows are split across networks with FS1, FOX One and FOX Deportes carrying Brewers–Dodgers and TBS, truTV, UniMás and HBO Max carrying Guardians–Rays while Mexico coverage lists ESPN and Disney+ among options.
- The postseason success of lower‑payroll teams such as the Brewers, Rays and Guardians has sharpened league and player union talks over a payroll cap and floor ahead of the collective bargaining agreement’s December expiration.