Milwaukee had lost seven straight postseason games to the Dodgers before stealing NLCS Game 1. Can L.A. take Game 3 at home on Oct 14?

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 14, 2026, at Dodger Stadium, taking a 3-0 series lead. Jackson Chourio, Jake Bauers, and Garrett Mitchell each homered for Milwaukee. The Dodgers had taken a 2-1 lead on Will Smith's two-run double, but the Brewers answered in the seventh inning, turning a one-run deficit into a lead before Mitchell's second home run of the game extended the margin.

Dodgers starter Blake Snell could not hold the advantage, and Los Angeles failed to hit a home run in any of the series' first three games. The loss continued a rough postseason stretch for the Dodgers against Milwaukee despite having opened the series by snapping the Brewers' seven-game postseason losing streak to them in Game 1.

With the 3-0 lead, the Brewers moved one win from their first National League pennant since 2018, while the Dodgers faced elimination heading into Game 4 at Dodger Stadium behind starter Tyler Glasnow. The community expected a different result: 75% of voters predicted the Dodgers would take Game 3 at home, but Milwaukee's power hitting proved decisive instead.