Dodgers one win away from World Series; Blue Jays tie AL Final

The Los Angeles Dodgers moved closer to the World Series for the second consecutive year by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, taking a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.

The game was decided in the sixth inning on a tiebreaking single by Tommy Edman off rookie Jacob Misiorowski . Will Smith led off the rally with a single, and Freddie Freeman walked before the decisive blast. An error by reliever Abner Uribe then allowed the third run for Los Angeles.

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Starter Tyler Glasnow allowed just one run in 5 2/3 innings, while the bullpen—led by Alex Vesia and Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki —limited Milwaukee to just one hit the rest of the way. Overall, Dodgers pitchers have a 1.54 ERA in the postseason.

Shohei Ohtani opened the scoring with a triple in the first inning and scored on Mookie Betts ' double, but the Brewers tied it on Jake Bauers ' single. From then on, the visiting offense was contained.

The Brewers have lost ten consecutive playoff games on the road dating back to 2018 and have only managed nine hits in the entire series. Game 4 is this Friday, with the Dodgers chasing a World Series berth.

Meanwhile, in the American League , the Toronto Blue Jays tied the series 2-2 against the Seattle Mariners after winning 8-2 in Game 4.

Starter Max Scherzer limited the home team to two runs in six innings, while Luis Castillo left early after allowing five runs in three innings. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his fifth home run of the postseason, a new franchise record.

Andrés Giménez drove in three runs, including a game-winning one in the eighth inning. George Springer also excelled with an RBI double.

With the series tied, Game 5 will be played in Seattle before the playoffs return to Toronto, where the American League champion will be determined.