Updated October 16, 2026: The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4, in National League Championship Series Game 4 on Thursday, October 15. MLB’s official Gameday entry for game 849810 lists “Brewers 6, Dodgers 4” as the final, and MLB’s postseason schedule records Milwaukee as the series winner, 4-0. The game was played at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This update replaces the earlier watch preview with the confirmed result while retaining the scheduled start time and pregame lineup information for reference.
| Detail | Confirmed information |
|---|---|
| Final score | Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 |
| Series | 2026 National League Championship Series, Game 4 |
| Series result | Milwaukee won the NLCS, 4-0 |
| Date at the venue | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Venue | UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California |
| Scheduled start | 5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−07:00), Thursday, October 15 |
| Equivalent times | 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00), October 15; 00:00 UTC, October 16 |
| Pregame television listing | FS1, FOX Deportes and FOX One |
The 6-4 result completed a four-game sweep and ended the Dodgers’ 2026 NLCS run. Milwaukee entered Game 4 with a 3-0 lead and needed one more win to clinch the National League pennant. The Dodgers needed a victory to extend the best-of-seven series. MLB’s completed schedule now marks the Brewers as 4-0 winners, so no additional NLCS game between these teams was needed.
The final score is the confirmed game result. The official Gameday page and postseason schedule establish the winner, the runs scored by each club, and the series outcome. This update does not add an inning-by-inning account, individual player statistics, or a turning point because those details are not necessary to report the verified final and are not included in the official schedule listing summarized here. Readers looking for the box score and play-by-play can use the linked MLB Gameday record.
Milwaukee’s series win sends the Brewers to the World Series. MLB’s postseason schedule lists the World Series as beginning Friday, October 23, with the American League champion to be determined by the ongoing ALCS. That later matchup is separate from this completed NLCS result; the confirmed outcome of Game 4 is that Milwaukee advanced and Los Angeles was eliminated from the 2026 postseason.
MLB’s official postseason schedule lists the four results in order. The first two games were played in Milwaukee, and the series moved to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4. The scores show how the Brewers built their lead before closing the series at Dodger Stadium:
| Game | Date | Result shown by MLB | Series status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Sunday, October 11 | Milwaukee 2, Los Angeles 1 | Milwaukee led 1-0 |
| Game 2 | Monday, October 12 | Milwaukee 7, Los Angeles 4 | Milwaukee led 2-0 |
| Game 3 | Wednesday, October 14 | Milwaukee 6, Los Angeles 2 | Milwaukee led 3-0 |
| Game 4 | Thursday, October 15 | Milwaukee 6, Los Angeles 4 | Milwaukee won 4-0 |
There was no Game 5, 6, or 7 in this NLCS after Milwaukee won the fourth game. This distinction matters when checking older previews or schedules: before Game 4, later dates were conditional on the series continuing. The final schedule reflects the completed sweep rather than those possible dates.
MLB’s October 14 announcement moved the scheduled start from 6:00 p.m. Pacific / 9:00 p.m. Eastern to 5:00 p.m. Pacific / 8:00 p.m. Eastern. On October 15, Los Angeles was observing Pacific Daylight Time, PDT (UTC−07:00), and the Eastern time zone was observing Eastern Daylight Time, EDT (UTC−04:00). The scheduled start was therefore Thursday, October 15 at 5:00 p.m. in Los Angeles and 8:00 p.m. EDT. The same instant was Friday, October 16 at 00:00 UTC.
The venue date is October 15, the date MLB assigns to the game and the date used in its Gameday URL. UTC crosses midnight, so international schedules may display October 16 for the same scheduled instant. These are time-zone conversions of one start time, not separate events or a change to the date of the game in Los Angeles. The times above describe the announced schedule; they should not be read as a claim about the exact minute the first pitch was thrown.
MLB’s Game 4 preview named left-hander Shane Drohan as Milwaukee’s starting pitcher and right-hander Tyler Glasnow for Los Angeles. The preview described Milwaukee’s plan as a bullpen game, meaning Drohan was the announced starter with additional pitchers available afterward. That was the pregame plan, not a report of how many innings any pitcher ultimately worked.
The batting orders below are the lineups MLB published before the game. They are included as historical pregame information, not as a live lineup notice. The order shows each player’s listed batting position and defensive assignment.
| Order | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Chourio | Left field |
| 2 | Brice Turang | Second base |
| 3 | William Contreras | Catcher |
| 4 | Jake Bauers | First base |
| 5 | Christian Yelich | Designated hitter |
| 6 | Garrett Mitchell | Center field |
| 7 | Cooper Pratt | Shortstop |
| 8 | Sal Frelick | Right field |
| 9 | David Hamilton | Third base |
| Order | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | Designated hitter |
| 2 | Mookie Betts | Shortstop |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman | First base |
| 4 | Will Smith | Catcher |
| 5 | Kyle Tucker | Right field |
| 6 | Teoscar Hernández | Left field |
| 7 | Miguel Rojas | Second base |
| 8 | Andy Pages | Center field |
| 9 | Kiké Hernández | Third base |
In the published order, Chourio led off for Milwaukee, followed by Turang and Contreras. Ohtani led off for Los Angeles, with Betts and Freeman next and Smith batting fourth. MLB’s preview notes that Ohtani had been moved back to the leadoff position for the elimination game. These details explain what the pregame lineup card showed; they do not describe the players’ individual results in the 6-4 game.
Before the game, MLB listed the NLCS broadcast on FS1, FOX Deportes, and FOX One. The official schedule also said ESPN Radio would provide national audio coverage of postseason games. Those listings were useful for viewers preparing to watch on October 15; the game is now complete. For the final score and archived play-by-play, the MLB Gameday entry is the direct record for game 849810.
MLB’s schedule is the source for the series scores and the 4-0 outcome. Its Game 4 preview preserves the starting pitchers and batting orders, while MLB’s time-change announcement documents the revised 5:00 p.m. PDT / 8:00 p.m. EDT schedule. Together, those records distinguish the confirmed final result from information that applied before first pitch.
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