Three homers. Ten strikeouts. Six scoreless innings. Shohei Ohtani made an unprecedented feat look easy to claim NLCS MVP and help the Dodgers sweep the Brewers to secure their spot in the Fall Classic.
Last night’s two League Championship Series games featured overpowering pitching, multiple jaw-dropping homers and never-before-seen feats from the incomparable Shohei Ohtani. If you missed any of the action — or just want to relive it all, like us — then you’re in luck. We put together a timeline recounting all of Friday’s craziest moments.
The Mariners have already shown they can conquer Rogers Centre, where they took the first two games of the ALCS from the Blue Jays. Now, they return with a chance to finish the job on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.
No team has won consecutive titles since the Yankees of 1998-2000. This year’s Dodgers are only the third team since then to get to the World Series in an attempt to repeat.