The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday, taking a 2-0 lead in the series, according to the source report. The result left Los Angeles needing to win the next game to avoid falling further behind in the best-of-seven matchup.
The Dodgers scored first, taking a 1-0 lead in the opening inning without recording a hit. Milwaukee answered in the bottom half, then traded runs with Los Angeles as the game remained close. The Dodgers moved ahead 4-3 in the fifth after Kyle Tucker doubled and Milwaukee starter Logan Henderson made a throwing error on a bunt. William Contreras tied the score with a home run in the bottom of the inning.
Milwaukee took the lead for good in the sixth. David Hamilton reached on a hit-by-pitch and eventually scored on a Contreras single, as described in the report. The Brewers added insurance runs in the eighth, including on hits by Brice Turang and Jake Bauers.
The report says Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed three runs and four hits in 2.2 innings. Milwaukee’s relievers held Los Angeles scoreless for the remainder of the game. The source characterizes several Brewers hits as softly struck and contends that their placement reflected favorable fortune; that is the writer’s interpretation, not an independently established finding.
The outcome gave Milwaukee a substantial series advantage, but the result alone does not determine which team will advance. The source report was published October 13, 2026, and describes Game 2 as having taken place Monday.
