The Brewers defeated the Dodgers 7-4 on Monday night in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, extending their grip on the series to 2-0. William Contreras delivered key hits for Milwaukee, while four relief pitchers combined to retire the last 15 Dodgers batters in order, per multiple outlets reporting the result.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| MIL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | 12 | 2 |
The bullpen performance stands as the night's most dominant display: five perfect innings across the four relievers, combining for seven strikeouts and no walks. Dustin May worked the first inning with one strikeout. JoJo Romero, who has a 3.36 ERA over 56.1 innings this season, earned the win with an inning pitched and two strikeouts. Abner Uribe, whose 1.97 ERA ranks among Milwaukee's best this season, pitched 1.1 innings and struck out two. Aaron Ashby closed it out with the save, allowing no baserunners across 1.2 innings with two more strikeouts.
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The Brewers entered the series on a five-game winning streak, riding a 103-59 record into October. That form has continued: they have won each of their last three games, including back-to-back wins over Los Angeles on October 11 and 12. The Dodgers, despite their 100-62 record and first-place finish in the NL West, have now dropped consecutive contests to Milwaukee after winning their most recent game against Atlanta on October 7.
Contreras, in his 147th game this season, supplied the offensive spark the Brewers needed. The catcher has compiled 18 home runs and 94 RBIs with a .270 average through the regular season. With the series shifting back to Los Angeles for Game 3, the Brewers need just two more wins to advance to the World Series.
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