World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Mookie Betts has his sights on back-to-back titles: "To do it two times in a row, that’s something super special."
Los Angeles sealed their trip to the World Series in a dominating performance against the Brewers, partially thanks to NLCS MVP Shohei Ohtani's stellar performance on the mound and at the plate. The dual-threat superstar kept the Brewers at bay by pitching six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts.
Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run and homers in the fourth and seventh innings to send the Dodgers to the World Series for the second year in a row.
By sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS, the Dodgers have given themselves a 6-day break before the World Series starts Friday.
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to a second consecutive World Series last night, in historic fashion. In 2017, Jon Wertheim met Ohtani in Sapporo, and got to know Japan's most fearsome pitcher and most prolific hitter.