Brewers offense nowhere to be found as it falls into 3

LOS ANGELES – The Milwaukee Brewers won 97 games with their offense. They had the best record in baseball with it. They staved off their fiercest rival in the playoffs with it.

For the most part, the grave worries about the ability of the Brewers’ bats to produce enough were overstated.

But now, with the lights at their brightest a stone’s throw from Hollywood, each cry of concern and every scrutinizing shout were on display as the Los Angeles Dodgers ’ billion-dollar pitching staff put the Brewers on the brink of elimination.

For the third straight game, a Dodgers starting pitcher stymied the Brewers, whose pitching finally relented in a decisive sixth inning despite a valiant effort from rookie Jacob Misiorowski, in a 3-1 loss on Thursday, Oct. 16 in Game 3 of the National League