Milwaukee Brewers News Roundup — October 19, 2026

The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series to advance to the World Series for the first time since 1982, with Jake Bauers earning series MVP honors after recording six RBIs and delivering crucial at-bats including a go-ahead two-run home run in Game 3.

The Brewers' victory was built on multiple standout performances beyond Bauers. Aaron Ashby emerged as a dominant relief presence, pitching 6.2 scoreless innings with two saves and recording a three-inning save in the series-clinching Game 4. Garrett Mitchell contributed two go-ahead home runs, and William Contreras caught every inning while posting a 1.157 OPS with three home runs and five RBIs across the postseason. Contreras also excelled defensively and demonstrated improved success with the ABS challenge system in October after a mediocre regular-season rate. Manager Pat Murphy's pregame confidence that beating elite teams would prepare Milwaukee to win the championship proved prescient, as the Brewers eliminated both the Padres and Dodgers.

The Brewers will face either the Tampa Bay Rays or Cleveland Guardians beginning October 23. The Rays are using former Brewers ace Freddy Peralta in Game 6 of their ALCS matchup against Cleveland, with Peralta having been dominant since his September deadline acquisition from the Mets. He earned AL Pitcher of the Month for September with a 0.79 ERA and has allowed just one run over 11⅓ postseason innings across two starts and one relief appearance.