Game Summary — October 17, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 52,883
Final Score: Dodgers 5 – Brewers 1

2025 NLCS: Dodgers Sweep Brewers

• The Dodgers defeated Milwaukee 4–0 in the best-of-seven series to win the 2025 National League Championship Series and advance to the World Series.

• They allowed only 4 runs in the entire series, and the Brewers’ team batting average was just .118 — the lowest ever by a team in a postseason series (of at least 3 games) 

• Shohei Ohtani was named NLCS MVP thanks to an awe-inspiring Game 4 performance: he struck out 10 and hit three home runs while pitching into the 7th inning, leading the Dodgers to a clinching 5–1 victory

  
  

  Game 4 (Series-clincher): Dodgers 5, Brewers 1

  Key moments / highlights:

  • Ohtani did it all: on the mound he struck out 10 and allowed just two hits over six-plus innings; at the plate he became the 12th player in MLB postseason history to launch three homers in a single game. 

  • His homers came in the 1st, 4th, and 7th innings. 

  • The Brewers’ lone run came in the 8th via an RBI fielder’s choice, off reliever Anthony Banda.

  • In relief, Rōki Sasaki closed the 9th with a scoreless frame to seal the sweep. 

  • The game lasted 2h 41m at Dodger Stadium with attendance of 52,883.