MILWAUKEE -- Pat Murphy understood that he was witnessing history when Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani singlehandedly sent the Brewers into the offseason with an epic performance on the mound and at the plate in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.

That didn’t mean the Brewers manager enjoyed it.

"Let everybody else enjoy the historic moment,” Murphy said. “It looked like the big 12-year-old in a Little League game, and he hits three homers and punches out everybody. It didn’t feel that good.”

It was that kind of a series for the Brewers, who punched above their weight all season while leading the Major Leagues with 97 victories and took down the rival Cubs in an emotional NL Division Series. Then they ran into a Dodgers behemoth that was rested and ready for the NLCS.

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