Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to the World Series on Friday by wrapping up a 4-0 series sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.Japanese superstar Ohtani smashed three huge home runs and struck out 10 Brewers batters in a comprehensive 5-1 victory that sends the Dodgers into a World Series showdown against either Toronto or Seattle.Ohtani also became the first pitcher since the Boston Braves’ Jim Tobin in 1942 to hit three home runs in the same game.Ohtani — a rarity who combines elite pitching and hitting ability — entered Friday’s game at Dodger Stadium on the back of an eight-game home-run drought.
Yet any doubts about his postseason temperament were obliterated in spectacular fashion with a performance before a sellout 52,883 crowd that rewrote the record books.
