Jake Bauers gave Milwaukee the kind of October swing-and-take night that stays in a clubhouse for years. His two biggest plate appearances in Thursday’s 6-4 comeback at Dodger Stadium helped the Brewers finish a four-game sweep of Los Angeles, sending the club to its first World Series in 44 years and earning Bauers National League Championship Series MVP honors.
Key takeaways
- Bauers led Milwaukee with six RBIs during the NLCS.
- The Brewers completed the sweep with a 6-4 win over the Dodgers on Thursday in Los Angeles.
- Milwaukee is headed back to the World Series for the first time since 1982.
- Bauers recorded a hit in each of the series’ four games.
- Game 1 of the World Series is scheduled for Oct. 23.
Bauers delivered in the middle innings
The Brewers were trailing in the fourth inning of the clincher when Bauers stepped in and drove a two-run ground-rule double, trimming the Dodgers’ lead by half. An inning later, with the bases loaded, he worked a walk that forced home the tying run and kept Milwaukee’s comeback moving.
Those moments capped a powerful series for Bauers, whose six RBIs matched the highest total by a Brewers player in any postseason series. Cecil Cooper and Robin Yount each drove in six runs during Milwaukee’s 1982 World Series appearance.
Bauers carried a career-best regular season into the postseason. He finished the year with 26 home runs and 86 RBIs, then became a constant presence in the lineup as the Brewers handled the Dodgers across four games.
A new first for Milwaukee
The Brewers had never previously had a League Championship Series MVP. Their last trip to the World Series came after winning the American League pennant in 1982, though the series MVP that year was Angels outfielder Fred Lynn despite California falling short.
Now Milwaukee returns to the game’s biggest stage behind a lineup that found timely answers all series long, with Bauers at the center of the deciding night. The World Series opens Oct. 23, with the game set to air on FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX One.
