Muncy offers blunt take as Dodgers fall behind 3-0

Max Muncy gave a direct assessment after the Dodgers lost Game 3 to the Brewers and fell behind 3-0 in the NLCS. He said Los Angeles is playing poorly while Milwaukee is playing well, and he saw no need to make the explanation more complicated. The Dodgers have scored seven runs across the first three games and now face elimination in Game 4.

"Milwaukee’s 6-2 Game 3 win moved it to a 3-0 NLCS lead. Muncy blamed poor Dodgers play and strong Brewers play, saying no deeper explanation was needed. Los Angeles has scored seven runs in three games: one in a 2-1 Game 1 loss, four in a 7-4 Game 2 defeat without a run-scoring hit, and two in Game 3."

"In Game 3, five Dodgers hits came against four Milwaukee pitchers. Robert Gasser held them scoreless for five innings, and after Los Angeles took a 2-1 lead, Jake Bauers hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh and Garrett Mitchell followed with a solo shot. DL Hall and Trevor Megill then combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings. A year after sweeping Milwaukee in the NLCS, Los Angeles faces elimination Thursday."

Count first: Milwaukee’s(1) 6-2(2) Game(3) 3(4) win(5) moved(6) it(7) to(8) a(9) 3-0(10) NLCS(11) lead(12). Muncy(13) blamed(14) poor(15) Dodgers(16) play(17) and(18) strong(19) Brewers(20) play(21), saying(22) no(23) deeper(24) explanation(25) was(26) needed(27). Los(28) Angeles(29) has(30) scored(31) seven(32) runs(33) in(34) three(35) games(36): one(37) in(38) a(39) 2-1(40) Game(41) 1(42) loss(43), four(44) in(45) a(46) 7-4(47) Game(48) 2(49) defeat(50) without(51) a(52) run-scoring(53) hit(54), and(55) two(56) in(57) Game(58) 3(59). 59.

Second: In(1) Game(2) 3(3), five(4) Dodgers(5) hits(6) came(7) against(8) four(9) Milwaukee(10) pitchers(11). Robert(12) Gasser(13) held(14) them(15) scoreless(16) for(17) five(18) innings(19), and(20) after(21) Los(22) Angeles