Dodgers star has blunt assessment of team’s play after falling behind 3-0 in NLCS: ‘Playing like s—‘
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost 6-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, falling behind 3-0 and facing elimination. After the game, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy said his team was “playing like” a poor side while the Brewers were playing well, reflecting the gap between the clubs.
Muncy is 4-for-21 this post-season, with all three of his home runs coming in the previous round. The Dodgers are 3-for-32 with runners in scoring position and have not homered in the series; Will Smith briefly put them ahead with a two-run hit, but Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit consecutive home runs in the seventh. The Dodgers were due to try to avoid a sweep in Game 4 on Thursday.
- Milwaukee leads the NLCS 3-0 after a 6-2 win.
- Max Muncy criticised the Dodgers’ play after the defeat.
- Los Angeles must win Game 4 to avoid a sweep.
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The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven play-off between the last two teams in the National League, one of Major League Baseball’s two leagues. The winner advances to the World Series, the championship series against the winner of the American League.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a long-established club based in California, while the Milwaukee Brewers play in Wisconsin. Max Muncy is a Dodgers third baseman, a position on the infield; his comments came amid a run of games in which the team had struggled to bring runners home.
A team that loses four games in the NLCS is eliminated, so a 3-0 deficit leaves no room for another defeat. The series matters because it decides which club represents the National League in the World Series.