Milwaukee Brewers rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt reflected on the significance of reaching the World Series after Milwaukee completed a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the National League Championship Series.
The Brewers swept the Dodgers 4-0 at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, securing their first National League pennant and their first World Series appearance since 1982. Pratt, who has made his postseason debut during his rookie campaign, spoke about the achievement after the decisive win. ([mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-win-nlcs-2026))
Milwaukee overturned an early 4-0 deficit, with Garrett Mitchell hitting the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning before David Hamilton added an insurance homer in the ninth. The comeback matched the largest deficit overcome to clinch a League Championship Series in Major League Baseball history. ([mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-win-nlcs-2026))
The victory ended the Dodgers’ bid for a third consecutive World Series title and reversed last year’s postseason result, when Los Angeles swept Milwaukee. The Brewers became the first team in MLB history to be swept by an opponent in one postseason before sweeping that same opponent the following year. ([mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-win-nlcs-2026))
Milwaukee had only previously reached the World Series in 1982, when the club was still competing in the American League. The Brewers will host Game One of this year’s Fall Classic at American Family Field on October 23, with the American League champion still to be decided between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians. ([mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/brewers-win-nlcs-2026))
