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The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, taking a 2-0 series lead. William Contreras drove in three runs, and the Brewers bullpen pitched five scoreless innings without allowing a baserunner.
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The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Monday, October 12, 2026, to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. The game, played at American Family Field, featured 11 combined runs, the most in an NL playoff game this postseason. The Brewers now stand two wins away from advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1982, according to Sportsnet.
Brewers catcher William Contreras was the offensive catalyst for Milwaukee, finishing 3 for 4 with one home run, one walk, one run scored and three RBI. Contreras drove in the first Brewers run in the first inning with a single. In the bottom of the fifth, he tied the game at 4-4 with a solo home run off Kris Bubic. He then delivered the go-ahead run in the sixth inning with an RBI single.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the reigning World Series MVP, struggled early. After issuing two walks in the third inning, including a 12-pitch walk to Jake Bauers that loaded the bases, Christian Yelich delivered a two-run single to give Milwaukee a 3-2 lead. Yamamoto was pulled after 2 2/3 innings, having allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made the call to his bullpen after Yamamoto threw 36 pitches in the third inning that produced just two outs.
The Dodgers bullpen, consisting of eight pitchers, failed to contain the Brewers' bats. Milwaukee relievers Dustin May, JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined to pitch the final five innings without allowing a baserunner. According to the Fox broadcast, this is the first time in playoff history that a bullpen has pitched five or more innings without allowing a baserunner to end a game.
The Dodgers' top order, including Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Shohei Ohtani, combined to go 1 for 13 with one walk. Ohtani finished 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. The Dodgers scored four runs, but two were unearned due to throwing errors by Brewers starter Logan Henderson.
The series now moves to Los Angeles for Game 3, scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. The Dodgers, the two-time defending World Series champions, must win four of the next five games to advance. The Brewers, who finished the regular season with the best record in the league, are seeking to avenge last season's NLCS sweep by the Dodgers.
The Brewers' 2-0 lead puts the Dodgers in a precarious position, requiring them to win four of the next five games to reach the World Series. The Brewers' bullpen performance, particularly the historic five-inning scoreless stretch without a baserunner, highlights a significant advantage for Milwaukee. The Dodgers' star players, including Shohei Ohtani, have struggled at the plate, combining for just one hit in the top order during Game 2.
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