The Milwaukee Brewers‘ 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series deserves a simple explanation.
“We’re playing like s—,” Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy said, “and they’re playing great.”
Milwaukee’s 6-2 win in Game 3 on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium put Los Angeles on the brink of elimination.
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The back-to-back World Series champions were the favorites to win a third title entering the postseason less than three weeks ago. Now, the Brewers can send the Dodgers packing on their home field as early as Thursday.
The disparity between the two teams in the series is no less shocking.
Prior to Wednesday, 274 teams had played at least seven postseason games since 1903. The Dodgers’ .572 OPS would rank 268th.
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