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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.
The win gave Milwaukee a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The Dodgers took an early lead, but the Brewers tied the game with a solo home run and moved ahead with a run scored through small-ball play.
William Contreras had three hits, including a home run, while several Brewers added multiple hits.
Milwaukee scored seven runs, its most in 13 postseason games, and four relief pitchers each had a perfect stint.
The Brewers are halfway toward sweeping the Dodgers, a reversal of last year’s NLCS, when Milwaukee was swept.
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.
The Brewers erased an early Dodgers lead with a solo home run and went ahead with a small-ball run.
William Contreras went 3-for-4 with a walk and a home run.
The 7-4 score was the highest-scoring NL playoff game of the year, according to FanGraphs.
- Who
- The Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- What
- Milwaukee won Game 2 of the NLCS, 7-4, to take a 2-0 series lead.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Milwaukee.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The Dodgers took an early lead, which Milwaukee erased with a solo home run.
A small-ball run put the Brewers ahead for good.
Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 7-4 to take a 2-0 series lead.
- Final score
- Brewers 7, Dodgers 4
- Series score
- Brewers lead 2-0
- Game
- Game 2 of the NLCS
- William Contreras
- 3-for-4, one walk and a home run
- Milwaukee scoring
- Highest offensive output in the Brewers’ past 13 postseason games
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