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In Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Monday, taking a 2-0 lead in the series. William Contreras's key home run and go-ahead RBI single were pivotal, while four Brewers relievers shut down the Dodgers over the final 15 batters. The article also briefly covers Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, where the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 with significant contributions from their bullpen and two late home runs.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
William Contreras hit a tying home run in the fifth and an RBI single in the sixth as 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. The Dodgers' offense struggled, managing just three hits and going 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who started for the Dodgers, was pulled after pitching 2⅔ innings and giving up four runs on four hits. Despite Los Angeles tacking on three more runs after his departure, they couldn't match the Brewers' performance, leaving them needing a significant turnaround to avoid elimination in Game 3. The Dodgers last rallied from a 2-0 deficit in 2020 when they won the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves before winning the World Series. Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith combined for an 0-for-8 day at the plate, further highlighting the offensive struggles of the team. Milwaukee's bullpen retired all 15 batters they faced after Contreras’s home run, showcasing their dominance in relief pitching. The Brewers now have a chance to advance to their first World Series since 1982 if they can win one more game against the Dodgers.
Written for “Brewers vs Dodgers NLCS Game 2” on 2026-10-13,
grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.
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.
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Brewers → hit → Series
Four relievers combined to retire the last 15 Dodgers batters in order as the Brewers took a 2-0 lead over the two-time defending World Series champions in this best-of-seven series, which heads to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday.
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which → combine → Wednesday
The Brewers are chasing their second pennant and first in the NL.
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Brewers → chase → NL
They made their lone World Series appearance in 1982, when they were in the American League.
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they → make → League
Los Angeles is trying to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series.
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Angeles → try → Series
The Dodgers last rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win a series in 2020, when they beat the Atlanta Braves in a seven-game NLCS before going on to win the World Series.
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they → rally → Series
The Dodgers will need more punch from their lineup to have a chance at getting back to the Fall Classic.
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Dodgers → need → Classic
They mustered just three hits Monday and went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position to drop to 2 for 26 in those situations this postseason.
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They → muster → situations
Los Angeles couldn’t even get a boost from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who entered 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 11 career playoff appearances.
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who → get → appearances
Yamamoto lasted just 2 2/3 innings for his shortest postseason start.
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Yamamoto → last → start
The Dodgers took the lead on three occasions in the first five innings.
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Dodgers → take → innings
Milwaukee responded each time, the last coming when Contreras tied the game with a 436-foot homer to center off Kris Bubic in the fifth.
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Contreras → respond → fifth
That turned the game into a battle of the bullpens, where the Brewers again had the edge.
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Brewers → turn → edge
Dustin May, JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined to shut down the Dodgers after Logan Henderson’s early exit.
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May → combine → exit
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit solo homers off Drew Rasmussen, and Cleveland beat Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.
Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca had RBI singles in the first off Foster Griffin and Cedric Mullins hit a solo homer for the Rays, who never trailed in a sweep of the New York Yankees in their AL Division Series.
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who → hit → Series
Rookie lefty Parker Messick starts for Cleveland, and right-hander Freddy Peralta takes the mound for the Rays.
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Peralta → start → Rays
Five relievers combined for five innings of one-run, two-hit ball for the Guardians, who became only the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series with a victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
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who → combine → night
Cade Smith, who pitched in all five games against Chicago, tossed a perfect ninth.
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who → pitch → ninth
Rasmussen took a 2-0 lead into the sixth before DeLauter led off with an opposite-field homer to left-center.
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DeLauter → take → center
Bailey started the seventh with a towering shot to center that went an estimated 436 feet, ending Rasmussen’s night.
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that → start → night
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