Brewers Beat Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2, Take 2-0 NLCS Lead

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Monday at American Family Field, and the story was simple: they knocked Yoshinobu Yamamoto out in the third inning and never let the Dodgers settle in. Milwaukee now leads the NLCS 2-0, and Los Angeles heads home searching for answers.

Yamamoto lasted just 2.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits with two walks and one strikeout. Logan Henderson wasn't sharp either — four innings, two earned runs, two strikeouts, two walks — but Milwaukee's bullpen and lineup covered for him. Brice Turang was the engine: 2-for-3 with three runs, an RBI, two walks and three total bases.

How Our Picks Fared

Premium pick — moneyline LAD: LOSS. We backed the Dodgers to even the series behind Yamamoto. He didn't hold up, and Los Angeles never regained control.

Run line MIL +1.5: WIN. Milwaukee won outright, so the cushion was never needed.

Total Over 6.5: WIN. Eleven combined runs cleared the number comfortably.

Jake Bauers over 0.5 walks (+132): WIN. Bauers drew a walk to cash the best-value play on our board.

Brice Turang over 0.5 walks (+169): WIN. Turang walked twice — a clean hit at a generous price.

Jackson Chourio over 1.5 total bases (+135): LOSS. Chourio went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and finished with zero total bases. The power upside we liked never showed up.

Takeaway

The lesson here is that ace-versus-ace billing doesn't guarantee a low-scoring, tightly pitched game. When a total drops a full run, the market is pricing in dominant starters — but playoff bullpens and disciplined lineups can flip that script fast. Walk props built on elite on-base skills held up; power props tied to a hitter's recent form are far more volatile against top-tier arms.