Overview

• Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a three-hit complete game with seven strikeouts and one walk in a 5-1 Game 2 win, the Dodgers’ first postseason complete game since 2004 and MLB’s first since 2017.
• Milwaukee’s only run came on Jackson Chourio’s first-pitch homer before Los Angeles answered with a Teoscar Hernández blast, an Andy Pages RBI double, Max Muncy’s record 14th postseason homer for the franchise, and run-scoring hits by Shohei Ohtani and Tommy Edman.
• Los Angeles returns home up 2-0 after also taking Game 1 behind Blake Snell’s eight scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in a 2-1 victory.
• History strongly favors teams in this position, with clubs winning 78 of 93 best-of-seven series after going up 2-0 and 24 of 27 when taking the first two on the road under the 2-3-2 format.
• The Brewers, playing without injured starter Brandon Woodruff, managed three hits in Game 2 and will seek more offense to avoid falling further behind.