Brewers take 2-game lead over Dodgers in NLCS
- On Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in National League Championship Series Game 2, taking a 2-0 series lead—a first in their 58-year franchise history.
- Milwaukee's vaunted bullpen anchored the victory, retiring the final 15 Dodgers batters in order while yielding a 0.31 ERA this postseason. The Brewers overcame two defensive errors by rookie starter Logan Henderson early in the game.
- William Contreras, catcher, tied the game with a fifth-inning home run, while Christian Yelich drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out single. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto exited after just 2.2 innings, his shortest postseason start.
- Facing a 2-0 deficit, the Dodgers must regroup as the best-of-seven series shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday, October 14. The defending champions seek their third consecutive World Series appearance.
- Historical precedent suggests the Dodgers face long odds; they have not overcome a 2-0 series deficit since the 1981 World Series. Milwaukee, meanwhile, pursues their first National League pennant and franchise World Series title in 58 years.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Contreras delivers and Milwaukee's bullpen shines as the Brewers top the Dodgers 7-4 in NLCS Game 2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras hit a tying homer in the fifth and singled home the go-ahead run an inning later as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Monday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.
NLCS Game 2: Dodgers lose 7-4 to Brewers, giving Milwaukee 2-0 NL Championship Series lead
The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading home facing an early postseason deficit after a 7-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night.
The Milwaukee Brewers won both games of the NLCS series against the Dodgers at home, leaving them just two wins away from advancing to the World Series for the first time in 44 years. While Contreras’s stellar performance and the bullpen’s flawless pitching stood out, the Dodgers’ hopes of winning three consecutive titles were put in jeopardy due to the early exit of starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a silent offense.
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