beyond the back page The Dodgers may not come back from this By Zach Braziller Published Oct. 16, 2026, 7:55 a.m. ET Kiké Hernández jogs off as the Brewers begin to celebrate an NLCS sweep of the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Oct. 15, 2026. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill The Dodgers’ run ended in anticlimactic fashion: silenced by the Brewers bullpen, scoreless over the final seven innings of a 6-4 loss in NLCS Game 4.
The superteam that was supposed to cruise to a third straight World Series was no match for the small-market Brewers.
The offseason additions of Kyle Tucker and Edwin Díaz and the in-season trade for Tarik Skubal didn’t matter.
The Brewers were better in all facets, ensuring the Dodgers wouldn’t three-peat. The question moving forward is whether this was a case of an awfully good Brewers team clicking on all cylinders at the perfect time or signs of major slippage with the mighty Dodgers.
