LCS Day 2: Updates, Takeaways from Dodgers-Brewers, Guardians-Rays

Oct 12, 2026, 10:01 PM ET

The final four teams standing in the 2026 MLB playoffs are all in action Monday.

The Milwaukee Brewers continued their strong showing against the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, winning Game 2 and heading west to L.A. with a 2-0 National League Championship Series lead. In the American League, the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays meet in their series opener.

Stay here for pregame lineups, in-game highlights and postgame analysis from Milwaukee and St. Petersburg.

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Top moments from Tampa

Patrick Bailey makes this a tie ballgame

Patrick Bailey ties the game with a solo shot! https://t.co/U8nPaiucVO
— MLB (@MLB) October 13, 2026

Guardians on the board

Chase DeLauter gets a run back for the Guardians! https://t.co/dtYgH6QdbB
— MLB (@MLB) October 13, 2026

Rays up two after one

Jonny DeLuca drives in Junior Caminero to pad the Rays lead! https://t.co/vsZvs7k3tL
— MLB (@MLB) October 13, 2026

Caminero helps Rays strike first

Junior Caminero and the Rays strike first in the ALCS! https://t.co/caRgcAaLH2
— MLB (@MLB) October 13, 2026

Milwaukee leads series 2-0

It was over when … Pat Murphy penciled William Contreras in at the 3-hole before the game. It was an easy decision, of course, but Contreras was the Brewers’ answer again and again in a back-and-forth tussle, driving in three and hammering a long home run to center off Dodgers lefty Kris Bubic.

Game 2 star … Contreras drove the offense, but once again, the Brewers’ bullpen proved to be airtight. Milwaukee relievers have allowed one earned run in 28⅔ innings in the postseason. Hot bullpens win championships, especially when they’re already really good.

The stat that defined the game … 4. That’s how many swing-and-misses the Brewers had on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 75 pitches. Milwaukee saw 5.3 pitches per plate appearance with Yamamoto on the mound and chased him before the end of the third inning. That’s Brewers ball.

What it means for the rest of the series … For the Dodgers, it ain’t good. You can’t count out the two-time champs, but the bottom line is the Dodgers had Tarik Skubal and Yamamoto lined up for the first two games and won neither. The Brewers are in a great position. — Bradford Doolittle

Top moments from Milwaukee’s Game 2 win:

Two games, two wins for the Brew Crew

FINAL: Brewers 7, Dodgers 4
Milwaukee takes a 2-0 lead in the NLCS. The Brewers are everything we thought they were. It’s a menacing, delightful brand of baseball.
The Dodgers are in rough shape. They haven’t hit. Didn’t win a Yamamoto start. Much to fix, little time to fix it.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 13, 2026

Brewers add to their lead again

Jake Bauers adds another for the Brewers! https://t.co/kSGXySkO6x
— MLB (@MLB) October 13, 2026

Turang, Brewers tack on insurance run

The Brewers tack on a huge insurance run in the 8th! https://t.co/icHB3vccJU
— MLB (@MLB) October 13, 2026

Brewers three outs away from another win

Brewers are 3 outs away from a 2-0 series lead in the NLCS! https://t.co/qsAeNgjZ0l
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 13, 2026

Contreras comes through again

William Contreras puts the Brewers in front!
He’s got 3 RBI tonight 💪 https://t.co/IHA682RpfR
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2026

Contreras corks one 436 feet!

WILLIAM CONTRERAS, TIE GAME 💥 https://t.co/TGRX9LxhEU
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2026

Freeman’s sac fly puts L.A. up 4-3

Freddie Freeman gives the Dodgers the lead! https://t.co/B6Udp0K4zT
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2026

Another wild throw from Henderson and they’re tied again

The Dodgers tie it in the 5th! https://t.co/38r4GB9BHh
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2026

The captain drives in two, knocks out Yamamoto

CHRISTIAN YELICH COMES THROUGH!
BREWERS LEAD https://t.co/eZ2VMwaYki
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2026

Impressive sequence from the Brewers. Jake Bauers fouled off six straight pitches and worked a 12-pitch walk against Yoshinobu Yamamoto to load the bases. Then Christian Yelich popped a two-run single up the middle. Brewers lead, 3-2, and Yamamoto is done. It’s the third inning.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 12, 2026

Dodgers take lead back on wild pickoff throw

The @Dodgers take the lead in the 3rd inning! https://t.co/gbE5vjFXeU
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2026

Four of the Dodgers’ five batted balls against Logan Henderson in the third inning were above 95 mph. One was caught near the warning track by Sal Frelick. Another was booted at shortstop by Cooper Pratt.
That and an errant pickoff throw has given the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.
— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) October 12, 2026

Brewers immediately answer in bottom of first