Brewers Beat Dodgers 7-4 for 2-0 NLCS Lead as Bullpen Extends Dominant Run

Q: With a daunting 2-0 deficit, can the Dodgers' star-studded lineup wake up before their season ends in Los Angeles?

Yes, but the Dodgers are out of time and need an immediate offensive correction in Los Angeles. The problem is not a lack of talent; it is execution. Through two games, Los Angeles has repeatedly created traffic and failed to cash it in. In Game 1, the Dodgers stranded nine runners and went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position. That pattern carried into Game 2, when they again left chances on the table while Milwaukee got the timely hits, cleaner defense and stronger bullpen work. Historically, clubs trailing 2-0 in a best-of-seven come back only 16 times in 95 tries. The biggest concern is that the stars have not looked like stars. Shohei Ohtani still has no extra-base hit in five postseason games and has gone into a prolonged power drought dating to the regular season. The lineup as a whole has lacked its usual damage, while Max Muncy was pinch-hit for in the ninth and Miguel Rojas struck out as the final batter. Even Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s early exit in Game 2 increased pressure on the offense to compensate, and it did not. There is still a path because the series shifts to Dodger Stadium, where Los Angeles can reset with Blake Snell lined up for Game 3. Snell has a recent track record of handling Milwaukee, and the Dodgers still have enough elite hitters to flip a series quickly. But the fix is simple and urgent: better swing decisions, more contact in run-scoring spots and fewer defensive mistakes. If that does not happen immediately, the star power will not matter.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 13

Milwaukee erased two Los Angeles leads and won 7-4 in Game 2, putting the Dodgers down 2-0 in the NLCS as the series heads to California.
William Contreras keyed the comeback, tying the game with a fifth-inning homer after Christian Yelich’s RBI single helped chase Yoshinobu Yamamoto after 2.2 innings and three runs.
Milwaukee’s bullpen again shut the door, covering more than five scoreless innings and stretching its postseason run to nearly 29 innings with only one run allowed.
Los Angeles scored four times but repeatedly failed to capitalize, while missed challenge opportunities and defensive mistakes helped the Brewers turn contact and baserunning into runs.
Game 3 shifts to Los Angeles on Wednesday, with Milwaukee now two wins from the World Series and the Dodgers’ bid for a third straight title under heavy pressure.