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MLB scores: Brewers beat Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 NLCS lead

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 13). MLB scores: Brewers beat Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 NLCS lead. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/mlb-scores-brewers-beat-dodgers-7-4-to-take-a-2-0-nlcs-lead/article_ff15054a-d952-52ed-a6fd-10a66fe89ead.html

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In Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Monday, taking a 2-0 lead in the series. William Contreras's key home run and go-ahead RBI single were pivotal, while four Brewers relievers shut down the Dodgers over the final 15 batters. The article also briefly covers Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, where the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 with significant contributions from their bullpen and two late home runs.
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Dodgers 2-0 deficit NLCS; Brewers take lead thanks to William Contreras' homers and strong bullpen performance. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggles, lasting only 2 2/3 innings. Dodgers face challenge in overcoming Brewers hot offense at home field for next three games. Derek Jeter suggests Dodgers must find hits to overcome trouble. Last Dodgers rally from 2-0 deficit was in 2020 NLCS against Braves. Los Angeles aims to become first NL team to win 3 straight World Series since NLCS begins Wednesday. Brewers look for first pennant since 1982 AL era.

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Brewers Dodgers Los Angeles MILWAUKEE World Series

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Dodgers ORG · 5× Brewers ORG · 3× Los Angeles GPE · 3× Cleveland ORG · 2× GUARDIANS ORG · 2× MILWAUKEE GPE · 2× Rasmussen PERSON · 2× Rays ORG · 2× William Contreras PERSON · 1× the Milwaukee Brewers ORG · 1×

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PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit solo homers off Drew Rasmussen, and Cleveland beat Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca had RBI singles in the first off Foster Griffin and Cedric Mullins hit a solo homer for the Rays, who never trailed in a sweep of the New York Yankees in their AL Division Series.
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🔮 MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras hit a tying homer in the fifth and singled home the go-ahead run an inning later as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Monday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.
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MLB scores: Brewers beat Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 NLCS lead · assertive framing

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras hit a tying homer in the fifth and singled home the go-ahead run an inning later as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Monday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. asserted
Brewers → hit → Series
Four relievers combined to retire the last 15 Dodgers batters in order as the Brewers took a 2-0 lead over the two-time defending World Series champions in this best-of-seven series, which heads to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday. asserted
which → combine → Wednesday
The Brewers are chasing their second pennant and first in the NL. asserted
Brewers → chase → NL
They made their lone World Series appearance in 1982, when they were in the American League. asserted
they → make → League
Los Angeles is trying to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series. asserted
Angeles → try → Series
The Dodgers last rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win a series in 2020, when they beat the Atlanta Braves in a seven-game NLCS before going on to win the World Series. asserted
they → rally → Series
The Dodgers will need more punch from their lineup to have a chance at getting back to the Fall Classic. asserted
Dodgers → need → Classic
They mustered just three hits Monday and went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position to drop to 2 for 26 in those situations this postseason. asserted
They → muster → situations
Los Angeles couldn’t even get a boost from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who entered 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 11 career playoff appearances. asserted
who → get → appearances
Yamamoto lasted just 2 2/3 innings for his shortest postseason start. asserted
Yamamoto → last → start
The Dodgers took the lead on three occasions in the first five innings. asserted
Dodgers → take → innings
Milwaukee responded each time, the last coming when Contreras tied the game with a 436-foot homer to center off Kris Bubic in the fifth. asserted
Contreras → respond → fifth
That turned the game into a battle of the bullpens, where the Brewers again had the edge. asserted
Brewers → turn → edge
Dustin May, JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined to shut down the Dodgers after Logan Henderson’s early exit. uncertain
May → combine → exit
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit solo homers off Drew Rasmussen, and Cleveland beat Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca had RBI singles in the first off Foster Griffin and Cedric Mullins hit a solo homer for the Rays, who never trailed in a sweep of the New York Yankees in their AL Division Series. asserted
who → hit → Series
Rookie lefty Parker Messick starts for Cleveland, and right-hander Freddy Peralta takes the mound for the Rays. asserted
Peralta → start → Rays
Five relievers combined for five innings of one-run, two-hit ball for the Guardians, who became only the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series with a victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. asserted
who → combine → night
Cade Smith, who pitched in all five games against Chicago, tossed a perfect ninth. asserted
who → pitch → ninth
Rasmussen took a 2-0 lead into the sixth before DeLauter led off with an opposite-field homer to left-center. asserted
DeLauter → take → center
Bailey started the seventh with a towering shot to center that went an estimated 436 feet, ending Rasmussen’s night. asserted
that → start → night
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