Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy opened up about losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.
Murphy joined Foul Territory and talked about how much the sweep to the Dodgers still hurts.
“Everything they [Dodgers] did was effective,” Murphy said. “They pitched unbelievably, and we didn’t do anything well. We didn’t sneak up on them; they knew us, and they knew they had their hands full if they didn’t play well. The timing of all that worked, coming off an emotional series. It hurts, because you’re that close to doing something really special.”
“It hurts, because you’re that close to doing something really special.”
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— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) January 29, 2026 Were the Brewers Ever Really a Match for the Dodgers in October?
Murphy led the Brewers to the best record in baseball and even swept the regular season series with the Dodgers, 6-0. However, it was a different story when the Dodgers and the Brewers met in October for a chance to represent the National League in the World Series.
The Dodgers dominated top to bottom, thanks to their elite starting pitching, to win the N.L. pennant. The Brewers put up a good fight, but it wasn’t enough against a Dodgers team that was stacked with talent.
Oct 16, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick (10), manager Pat Murphy (49), center fielder Jackson Chourio (11), second baseman Brice Turang (2) and designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) are introduced for game three of the NLCS during the 2025 MLB playoffs against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
After the Brewers were swept by the Dodgers in October, Murphy reiterated the same sentiment following their Game 4 loss that he previously expressed on Foul Territory.
“I felt that we did not put our best foot forward in that series, and I think it would have made some difference, but the Dodgers were on it. And you know when a team is on it,” Murphy said.
Murphy added, “It’s just … it’s what we do. Consistently, how can we figure it out? And then we end up in these situations, and hopefully we’re playing our best where things are going great for us at that time and we don’t run into that type of buzz saw like we did. I think the Cubs series just emotionally took so much out of them, and then to have to come back [after one day off] and play [the Dodgers] was difficult on the guys. But that’s another learning situation for us, so here we go.”
Did Shohei Ohtani Deliver the Most Dominant Game in MLB History?
The N.L. Championship Series was capped off by the game of Shohei Ohtani’s life. Game 4 was the Ohtani show, and there was nothing anybody could do about it.
In that contest, Ohtani was unconscious, hitting three home runs and pitched six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts. It was the performance of a lifetime by a one-of-a-kind player, and Murphy and the Brewers were on the opposite side of it.
Ohtani won the NLCS MVP after his dominant performance and went on to win his second World Series title.
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