Tyler Glasnow had eight strikeouts, Tommy Edman hit a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers took a commanding lead in the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
Mookie Betts had an RBI double in the first inning and Roki Sasaki delivered his third save of the postseason as the Dodgers never trailed on their way to a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 4 at Los Angeles on Friday.
Glasnow gave up one run on three hits over five and two-thirds innings with three walks and has allowed one run in three postseason appearances (13 and one-third innings).
Jacob Misiorowski had nine strikeouts in five innings of relief for the Brewers and Jake Bauers had an RBI single as MLB’s top team in the regular season moved one loss away from the offseason.
After one official at-bat with a runner in scoring position through the first two games of the series, Milwaukee went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position in Game 3.
The Dodgers did not waste any time getting on the scoreboard. Shohei Ohtani hit opener Aaron Ashby’s fifth pitch for a triple into the right-field corner then scored one pitch later when Betts doubled to right-center.
The Brewers got even in the second inning when Caleb Durbin tripled to left and Bauers followed with an RBI single.
Misiorowski dominated immediately after replacing left-hander Aaron Ashby (0-1) in the first inning. He ended the frame with strikeouts of Edman and Teoscar Hernandez. Misiorowski allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with one walk.
Will Smith singled with one out in the sixth against Misiorowski and Freddie Freeman followed with a walk. An Edman single to center field scored Smith, with Freeman moving to third then scoring when right-hander Abner Uribe fired an errant pickoff throw to first base.
Things only got worse for Milwaukee when leadoff hitter Jackson Chourio departed during an at-bat in the seventh inning with a right leg injury.
Los Angeles’ bullpen did not allow a run as Alex Vesia (2-0) and Blake Treinen each went two-thirds of an inning, Anthony Banda pitched a scoreless eighth and Sasaki had a perfect ninth.
