As much money as the Los Angeles Dodgers spent to build a "superteam" heading into the 2026 regular season, the front office and players probably felt they were set to roll.

All eyes were on a third straight World Series championship.

But Los Angeles just has not been able to produce at a consistent level at the plate in the National League Championship Series. On Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-2 and own a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

It's a bitter pill to swallow for a proud, historic franchise like Los Angeles. The Dodgers have been the team to beat in the major leagues over the past three seasons. Last season, of course, the Dodgers sent the Brewers packing in the NLCS en route to another World Series title.

This series, though, has seen Milwaukee come through time and time again when it needed to do so. The Brewers are close to .333 when it comes to getting runners home in scoring position, while the Dodgers have failed miserably.

Dodgers starter Blake Snell gave up a leadoff home run to Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio, but settled into a solid groove after that moment. In the seventh inning, though, Snell ran into trouble and a 2-1 Dodgers lead became a 4-2 deficit.

If Los Angeles had kept the score right there, then it would have given the offense potentially another shot at getting closer. But the Dodgers' bullpen surrendered single runs in the eighth and ninth innings, putting Los Angeles on the brink of a long postseason.

The Brewers' big swings came from Jake Bauers' two-run homer after an 11-pitch battle with Snell in the seventh inning. Garrett Mitchell then put on his big boy pants and smashed a solo blast into the Dodger Stadium stands.

Watching hitters like Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages, and the disappearing Shohei Ohtani not able to get clutch hits must raise the ire of LA fans all across Southern California and the United States. It's fair to probably say that Ohtani is not 100 percent health-wise but give him credit for gutting it out.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts left Snell in a little longer than probably was necessary. Brewers starting pitcher Robert Gasser was solid for Murphy and Co.

These two go at it in Game 4 on Thursday afternoon at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. The Brewers know what is at stake there, too. Milwaukee is one game away from advancing to the World Series, a place they've not returned to since 1982.

It's also worth noting that Thursday's game was moved up an hour due to potential inclement weather in Cleveland for an American League Championship Series game. That might make things interesting as the sun sets over Los Angeles.

Despite making some lineup changes going into Wednesday night, that concoction didn't pan out for Roberts. With their backs up against the wall, will Roberts seriously consider sitting Ohtani? He'll have a few hours to ponder that along with other decisions.