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Ohtani started his evening strong by striking out a trio following a leadoff walk in the top of the first -- two on triple-digit heat, making him the first Dodgers starter with multiple strikeouts on 100-plus mph pitches in a postseason career since pitch tracking began in 2008.

After compiling the majors’ best record, the Milwaukee Brewers appeared capable of beating anybody — until they ran into Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in October.

The Brewers were among the leaders in runs, batting average and strikeout rate, but the Dodgers held them to four runs in four games and got them to whiff at a higher rate than normal.

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy attributed the taxing Chicago Cubs series to the team's sweep by the Dodgers in the NLCS.

The Brewers could hang onto Peralta for one more season before free agency, but history suggests a trade isn't out of the question.

Friday night at Dodger Stadium is a night no one who went to the game will forget. Diehard Los Angeles Dodgers fan Vanessa Bryant had a celebratory moment after the historic NLCS victory against the Milwaukee Brewers that sent the team back to the World Series with Freddie Freeman’s wife and one of her good friends Chelsea Freeman.

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