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Dodgers Take 2-0 NLCS Lead Behind Yamamoto’s Complete Game

Back-to-back road victories place Los Angeles in a statistically commanding position in the series.

Overview

  • Los Angeles won 5-1 at American Family Field to secure both opening games of the NLCS on the road.
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed three hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts and one walk in the Dodgers’ first postseason complete game since 2004.
  • Max Muncy hit his 14th postseason home run to set a Dodgers franchise playoff record.
  • Jackson Chourio opened the scoring with a first-inning homer for Milwaukee, which was limited to three hits the rest of the night.
  • Teams that go up 2-0 in best-of-seven series have advanced 83.9% of the time, rising to 88.9% when both wins come away from home.