Dodgers vs. Brewers Game 4 predictions: Expert picks with champs on the verge of being swept

Will the Brewers close it out on Thursday for their first NL pennant? Or will the Dodgers stay alive? MLB's reigning back-to-back champs are on the ropes. The Dodgers are down 3-0 against the Brewers in the 2026 NLCS, staring at a potential sweep and their first playoff series loss since the 2023 NLDS. The Brewers, meanwhile, are one win away from just their second-ever appearance in the World Series — and their first National League pennant. Milwaukee won the American League pennant in 1982 before losing in the Fall Classic. The Brewers' 3-0 NLCS lead is no fluke. Milwaukee, baseball's best team in the regular season, has been better than L.A.

in every area of this series. So can the Brewers close it out on Thursday night in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium? Or can the Dodgers rally and live to fight another day — and to get the ball back to Tarik Skubal in Game 5? Axisa: Dodgers 4, Brewers 3. Maybe this is a hope more than a prediction. As a baseball fan, I want the Dodgers to extend the series just so there's more baseball. The Dodgers so look old and broken, but that's really nothing new. They looked like this after getting beat down in Game 5 of the World Series last year, to fall