Game result and context
Brewers beat Dodgers 7-4 in NLCS Game 2, take 2-0 series lead
William Contreras tied the game with a fifth-inning home run and drove in three runs. Milwaukee went ahead in the sixth and added two in the eighth to beat Los Angeles 7-4 in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series. The Brewers lead the series 2-0.
Final result
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Oct. 12, 2026, at American Family Field in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series. Milwaukee is 2-0 and Los Angeles is 0-2.
The Brewers scored 7 runs to the Dodgers' 4 in a nine-inning game. Milwaukee hit the game's only home run.
How the game changed
The Dodgers led 4-3 after scoring twice in the top of the fifth. The lead did not last. William Contreras hit a solo home run in the bottom half to tie it 4-4.
Milwaukee took the lead for good with a run in the sixth. The Brewers then scored two more in the eighth to make it 7-4. Los Angeles did not score after the fifth.
Earlier, the teams traded single runs in the first. Los Angeles scored once in the third, and Milwaukee answered with two in the bottom of the inning to lead 3-2.
Key performances
Contreras led Milwaukee by going 3-for-4 with a home run, a run scored and three RBIs. Christian Yelich went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Brice Turang went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI. David Hamilton also went 2-for-3 and scored three times. Jake Bauers had a hit and an RBI in four at-bats.
For the Dodgers, Tanner Scott pitched a scoreless inning and struck out three.
Season and playoff context
This was a postseason game, Game 2 of the best-of-seven NL Championship Series. The win was not a series clincher. Milwaukee needs two more wins to take the series.
Series context
The Brewers lead the NL Championship Series 2-0 after winning both games at home. The Dodgers have lost the first two games and now trail in the series.