Brewers vs Padres Game 4 Score: Brewers Win 3-1, Take NLDS 3-1, Face Dodgers

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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Petco Park and won the best-of-five series 3-1. Milwaukee faces the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS, starting Sunday, Oct. 11, in Milwaukee.

Why people are searching

Google Trends listed "manny machado" at 2,000+ searches in the United States (checked 2:10 p.m. KST on Oct. 8). The attached news items were a feature on Machado's role in the Padres' season and MLB.com's live page for Game 4. The elimination game is the likely driver, though that is our reading, not a confirmed cause.

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brewers	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	10	1
Padres	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0

Winning pitcher: Aaron Ashby. Losing pitcher: Robbie Ray. Save: Trevor Megill.
Venue and crowd: Petco Park, San Diego. Attendance 47,712. Game time 3:00.
Series: Brewers win 3-1. Per the MLB schedule, Milwaukee took Games 1 and 2 at home 3-2 and 4-3, San Diego won Game 3 4-3, and Milwaukee closed it out in Game 4.

How it happened

Garrett Mitchell's single off Walker Buehler scored Sal Frelick in the third. Fernando Tatis Jr. answered in the bottom half with a solo homer to center. Jackson Chourio's single off Robbie Ray scored Mitchell in the fifth, and Frelick's sacrifice fly in the sixth made it 3-1.

Robert Gasser started for Milwaukee and allowed one run on three hits in four innings. Ashby threw three hitless innings, and Abner Uribe and Megill finished. San Diego had three hits in all; Buehler went three innings.

What's next

NLCS Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 11, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, per the MLB and ESPN schedules. The start time is still listed as TBD.
Regular season: Milwaukee finished 103-59, the Dodgers 100-62 and the Padres 91-71. MLB.com said the 103 wins were a franchise record.
Elsewhere: The Rays swept the Yankees with a 4-3 win in ALDS Game 3. The White Sox lead the Guardians 2-1.

What we could not confirm

Game 1 starter: MLB.com reported that Jacob Misiorowski is lined up to start the NLCS opener. No second source yet.
Road streak: MLB.com said the win ended a 12-game postseason road losing streak dating to Game 3 of the 2018 NLCS. Not confirmed elsewhere.
Tatis homer distance: ESPN listed it at 429 feet; the MLB feed did not give a distance.

Sources

MLB.com, Here we go again: Brewers advance to NLCS rematch with Dodgers (2026-10-08) https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-win-nlds-2026
MLB Stats API, NLDS Game 4 live feed (game 849827): linescore, box score, decisions https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1.1/game/849827/feed/live
ESPN, Brewers at Padres NLDS Game 4 box score (event 401908005) https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401908005
ESPN, MLB scoreboard for Oct. 7, 2026 (MIL wins series 3-1; TB wins series 3-0; CHW lead 2-1) https://www.espn.com/mlb/scoreboard/_/date/20261007
MLB Stats API, schedule Oct. 10–13, 2026 (NLCS Game 1 LAD at MIL on Oct. 11, start time TBD) https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/schedule?sportId=1&startDate=2026-10-10&endDate=2026-10-13
MLB Stats API, 2026 regular-season standings (MIL 103-59, LAD 100-62, SD 91-71) https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/standings?leagueId=103,104&season=2026