The Dodgers moved within one victory of their second consecutive World Series appearance with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series Thursday at Dodger Stadium.
Tommy Edman broke a 1-1 tie by singling in Will Smith from second with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Dodgers added an insurance run one out later when reliever Abner Uribe's throw to pick Edman off from first went into foul territory, allowing Freddie Freeman to score from third.
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Game 4 of the best-of-seven series will be played Friday at Dodger Stadium, with the first pitch set for 5:38 p.m.
Only one Major League Baseball team has overcome a three-games-to none deficit in a best-of-seven series -- the 2004 Boston Red Sox, whose Game 4 comeback victory was triggered on a ninth-inning stolen base by Dave Roberts, now the Dodgers manager.
The Dodgers opened the scoring in the first.
Shohei Ohtani hit a 1-2 slider from opener Aaron Ashby for a triple and scored one pitch later on Mookie Betts' double.
Milwaukee tied the score in the second. Caleb Durbin tripled with one out and scored one batter later when Jake Bauers singled.
Alex Vesia (2-0), the second of five Dodger pitchers, was credited with the victory after allowing one hit in two-thirds of an inning with one strikeout in relief of starter Tyler Glasnow.
Roki Sasaki pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in four postseason opportunities, striking out Durbin on four pitches for the final out.
Jacob Misiorowski, the second of four Brewer pitchers, was charged with the loss. He allowed two runs, one earned, and three hits in five innings with nine strikeouts and one walk.
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