LOS ANGELES — The Sho’ on the mound was great, and the one at the plate even better. All of it spelled maybe the most dominant single-game performance by a player in postseason history.

Shohei Ohtani owned the Brewers from the batter’s box and pitching rubber Friday, sending the Dodgers to the World Series with a 5-1 victory in Game 4 of the NLCS to complete the series sweep.

Ohtani blasted three homers and fired six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in helping the Dodgers secure a second straight NL pennant and fifth in nine years. Ohtani became the first player in MLB history, regular season or postseason, with a three-homer game as a hitter with 10 strikeouts as a pitcher. 4

The Dodgers, who are 9-1 this postseason, are within four victories of becoming the first team since

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