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Brewers beat Dodgers 7-4 to take 2-0 NLCS lead
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.
With two outs in the third inning, Jake Bauers walked after a 12-pitch at-bat, loading the bases.
Christian Yelich then hit a two-run single that put Milwaukee ahead, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts removed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
The win gave the Brewers a 2-0 lead in the series.
Milwaukee's bullpen followed four innings from rookie Logan Henderson with five perfect innings, allowing no baserunners.
The teams are scheduled to play Game 3 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.
The win gave Milwaukee a 2-0 lead in the series.
Christian Yelich hit a two-run single in the third inning to put the Brewers ahead.
Jake Bauers drew a 12-pitch walk with two outs to load the bases before Yelich’s hit.
Milwaukee’s bullpen followed four innings from Logan Henderson with five perfect innings of relief.
- Who
- The Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers.
- What
- Milwaukee won Game 2 of the NLCS 7-4 and took a 2-0 series lead.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Milwaukee scored seven runs, including a go-ahead two-run single by Christian Yelich in the third inning.
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Jake Bauers drew a 12-pitch walk with two outs in the third inning to load the bases.
Christian Yelich hit a two-run single to give Milwaukee the lead.
The Brewers won 7-4 and took a 2-0 lead in the series.
Game 3 was scheduled at Dodger Stadium.
- Final score
- Brewers 7, Dodgers 4
- Series lead
- Milwaukee 2-0
- Third-inning walk
- Jake Bauers, 12 pitches
- Go-ahead hit
- Christian Yelich, two-run single
- Relief pitching
- Five perfect innings from Milwaukee's bullpen
What people are saying
I wasn't sitting on anything. I just saw it was a good pitch to hit and tried to put a good swing on it.
The deeper that at-bat [Bauers' 12-pitch walk] went, I had a feeling he was getting on base whether that was going to be a walk or a hit.
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