LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 -- Blake Snell had set down 14 Milwaukee hitters in a row, and the Dodgers had finally pulled ahead, when Jake Bauers came to the plate with a runner on. Eleven pitches later the lead belonged to the other dugout.

Bauers' two-run homer turned a 2-1 Los Angeles advantage into a 3-2 Milwaukee one on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Garrett Mitchell followed two pitches later with a solo shot, and the Milwaukee Brewers went on to win Game 3 of the National League Championship Series 6-2. They lead the best-of-seven series 3-0 and are one win from their first World Series since 1982.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were not routed. They led for a single half-inning, and an offense that had barely functioned all October could ...