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The Brewers Win the NL Pennant!
Episode 348
Friday, 16 October, 2026
For the first time in 44 years, the Milwaukee Brewers are going to the World Series. They are the first team in MLB history to be swept out of the NLCS the previous year and come back to sweep the same team the following year. The Brewers were down 4-0 after Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run of the postseason. The Dodgers faithful were hoping the 3-run blast would exorcise some of Shohei’s postseason woes and get the Dodgers back on track, but the Brew Crew had other plans. NLCS MVP Jake Bauers doubled in two runs in the fourth, and the comeback was on. In the 5th, David Hamilton, the only African American on the Brewers’ NLCS roster, hit an RBI single to cut the lead to one. After that, in the same inning, Bauers drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game. Garrett Mitchell homered in the 6th, and Hamilton homered in the 9th, and the final score of the game was 6-4. Aaron Ashby got the last nine outs of the game, and before that, JoJo Romero was lights out in the fifth and sixth innings.Following the game, Dodgers veteran Miguel Rojas announced his retirement. The 13-year veteran, a native of Venezuela, appeared in 1,401 games for the Marlins and the Dodgers. He batted 260/313/363, with 61 HR and 386 RBIs—no homer or RBI bigger than his heroics in the 2025 World Series. The Dodgers were down to their last out; Rojas hit a dramatic game-tying solo home run in the 9th inning of Game 7. The Dodgers went on to win the game and secure back-to-back championships.Where do the Dodgers go from here? There’s plenty of time to discuss that. Keep following the Black Baseball Mixtape Substack, podcast, and Discord.To Cleveland: The Guardians took a 2-1 series lead, following their 3-2 win in Game 3. The big blow came off the bat of Guardians’ center fielder Petey Halpin. His go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth put Cleveland up for good. Guardians’ ace Gavin Williams took the ball to start the game. He struck out nine over five innings. Nathaniel Lowe got the Guardians on the board in the second inning with an RBI double. The Rays only mustered three hits. Gold Glove finalist Chandler Simpson hit a two-run triple in the 4th for the Rays’ only runs.Game 4 is not a must-win for Tampa, but it’s starting to feel like it. The Rays and the Guardians take the field tonight at 8 PM EST.
