LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers were at a breaking point in September.
Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one pitch away from throwing a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles, and they somehow still lost.
They lost two of three games to Arizona, were swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and lost two of three games to the Orioles in a 10-day span.
The season was unraveling, the San Diego Padres were closing in, and panicking was starting to settle in.
Funny what a difference five weeks makes.
On a gorgeous Thursday evening in Los Angeles, the Dodgers stifled the Milwaukee Brewers yet again, with a 3-1 win in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series and are one victory away from a sweep and return trip to the World Series.
It’s over.
The Dodgers know it.
The Brewers know it.
“We know,