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Brewers beat Dodgers 7–4 to take 2–0 NLCS lead
William Contreras homered to tie the game and singled home the go-ahead run as Milwaukee won Game 2 on Monday.
The Dodgers held three separate leads, but Contreras erased the last one with a 436-foot solo home run in the fifth inning. His run-scoring single in the sixth put Milwaukee ahead for good.
Final: Milwaukee Brewers 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Series: Milwaukee leads 2–0
Los Angeles offense: Three hits
Next game: Wednesday, October 14, in Los Angeles
Brewers bullpen closes the door
Four Milwaukee relievers combined to retire the final 15 Dodgers in order. Los Angeles finished 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and has two hits in 26 such at-bats during the postseason.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasted 2⅔ innings, the shortest postseason start of his career. Milwaukee's two-run fifth inning and two more runs in the sixth turned a 4–3 deficit into a 7–4 lead.
Series shifts to Los Angeles
Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday in Los Angeles. Milwaukee is expected to start left-hander Robert Gasser; the Dodgers had not announced their starter when the result was published.
Sources: CBS Los Angeles / Associated Press — October 12 → · MLB Dodgers official scoreboard →