Overview
- Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 5-1 to finish a 4-0 NLCS sweep and clinch the National League pennant.
- Shohei Ohtani pitched into the seventh inning without allowing a run, gave up two hits, and hit three home runs in the clincher.
- He became the first starting pitcher in a playoff game to hit more homers than hits allowed, a rarity previously recorded only four times since 1893 in the regular season, most recently by Rick Wise in 1971.
- It is the Dodgers’ fifth World Series appearance in nine years after winning the 2024 championship 4-1 over the Yankees for their eighth title.
- Seattle leads Toronto 3-2 in the ALCS with a potential clincher in Toronto, and the World Series is scheduled to begin on October 24.