Despite suffering through ten minutes of terror during the bottom of the ninth inning, the Brewers pitching staff pulled off a shutout of a potent Dodgers offense. They now possess a 2-1 series lead in the NLCS.
Now, even if the Dodgers win the next two games in Los Angeles, there will be a Game 6 at Miller Park.
Grabbing The Series Lead
Obviously, fans and players alike are going to feel more comfortable when their team has the series lead than when they’re behind in the series. But a win in Game 3 to break the tie just dramatically improved the Crew’s odds of moving on to the World Series.