5 Dodgers most to blame for brutal NLCS sweep at hands of Brewers

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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ three-peat pursuit heads under a baseball tombstone. Not even a Shohei Ohtani home run rip kept LA’s hopes alive. The Milwaukee Brewers buried the Dodgers’ World Series hopes with a clutch 6-4 victory Thursday to sweep the NLCS.

Wednesday’s Game 3 loss saw Freddie Freeman, Blake Snell and manager Dave Roberts earn the most blame. But that number grows to five as the Brewers advance to their first World Series since 1982.

Here are the new Dodgers to blame for this shocking collapse.

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Tyler Glasnow

Glasnow stayed on the mound when his Dodgers jumped to a 4-0 lead. But he struggled to keep Milwaukee in check at the bat.

And once again, new dodgers thorn Jake Bauers swung the tide back Milwaukee’s way. He smashed into Glasnow’s knuckleball curve for the ground rule double toward right field, luring William Contreras and Brice Turang home to slice the lead to 4-2.

David Hamilton kept the momentum on the Brewers’ side in the fifth, blasting Glasnow’s 91 miles per hour slider for the RBI that made it 4-3. But Glasnow allowed four earned runs off three hits. Turns out the right-hander didn’t fare much better than Snell, as Glasnow also looked like he hit arm fatigue by staying past four innings.

Tanner Scott

The reliever Scott had it worse from there once he stepped in.

Scott watched the 4-4 tie evaporate thanks to Garrett Mitchell. His 97 mph fastball wasn’t even enough to keep Mitchell in check, blasting the solo home run 409 feet to place the Brewers ahead for good.