Brewers take 2-0 NLCS lead over Dodgers

The Milwaukee Brewers lead the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the National League Championship Series after winning the first two games, putting the Dodgers under pressure as the series moves to Los Angeles for Game 3 on October 14. Milwaukee won Game 1, 2-1, then rallied from three deficits to take Game 2, 7-4, on Monday. William Contreras hit a game-tying home run in the fifth inning and a go-ahead single in the sixth. The Brewers’ bullpen helped secure the victory, while Los Angeles finished with three hits, compared with Milwaukee’s 12, according to a Game 2 recap. Game 3 is scheduled for Dodger Stadium, with first pitch at 5 p.m. Pacific time, or 8 p.m. Eastern. Blake Snell is listed as the Dodgers’ probable starter, opposite Milwaukee left-hander Robert Gasser. The series schedule also lists Game 4 in Los Angeles for October 15. The result of Game 3 was not reported in the available information. The 2-0 deficit leaves Los Angeles needing a win to narrow Milwaukee’s advantage. In best-of-seven postseason series, teams that take a 2-0 lead have won 79 of 95, a historical figure cited in a preview.