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"Obviously, I don't know what happened a hundred years ago, but that's the single best performance I've ever seen in my life."
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MLB playoffs 2025: Shohei Ohtani named NLCS MVP after 3 HRs, 10 Ks in all-time Game 4 performance
Meanwhile, on the mound, Ohtani just kept stomping on the Brewers. He finished with 10 strikeouts, three walks, two hits allowed and zero runs against one of MLB's peskiest lineups. He featured a seven-pitch mix, according to Baseball Savant, and topped out on that 100.3-mph fastball to Chourio. Even by itself, that's a star-level performance.
After winning a franchise-record 97 games in the regular season, Milwaukee's season came to an end with four straight losses in the NLCS.
Alas, the ball was never caught, as it grazed the wall between Frelick bobbles, making it a force play at home. And somehow, the Brewers made 8-6-2 from about 400 feet away a reality, Hernández sliding in just late as William Contreras recognized the situation and stretched like a first baseman to ensure the out.
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers secured a Game 3 National League Championship Series victory over the Milwaukee Brewers with a 3–1 victory at home on Thursday.
MLB writer Rob Parker slammed Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on MLB Now over his decision to pull starting pitcher Blake Snell in Game 1 of the NLCS.
The Brewers star has struggled with a hamstring injury the past few months, but he said he only suffered cramps in Game 3.