William Contreras leads charge as Brewers chase Yoshinobu Yamamoto, take 2-0 NLCS lead over Dodgers

Key Points:

• The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, taking a 2-0 series lead with a combined 11 runs scored, the highest in an NL playoff game this postseason.
• Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggled, allowing 3 earned runs and 2 walks in just 2 2/3 innings before being pulled, ending his strong playoff run with a 1.07 ERA over five previous starts.
• William Contreras was instrumental for the Brewers, going 3 for 4 with a home run, 3 RBIs, and clutch hits that helped Milwaukee maintain the lead after the Dodgers briefly retook it.
• Milwaukee's bullpen made history by pitching the final 15 outs without allowing a baserunner, the first time in playoff history a bullpen has finished a game with five or more perfect innings.
• The Dodgers' top hitters, including Shohei Ohtani who is battling injuries, struggled offensively, combining for just one hit and one walk in 13 at-bats, putting pressure on them to improve in Game 3.