Instant analysis from the Brewers’ NLCS Game 2 loss to the Dodgers

TODD D. MILEWSKI
Oct 15, 2025
Oct 15, 2025 Updated Jul 3, 2026

APTOPIX NLCS Dodgers Brewers Baseball — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates the end of the eighth inning in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday in Milwaukee. Yamamoto threw a complete game against the Brewers, allowing just three hits and striking out seven.
Brynn Anderson,
Associated Press

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TODD D. MILEWSKI

MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio gave an electric crowd at American Family Field an extra charge early. The Milwaukee Brewers didn't do enough offensively afterward, and they're in a big hole in the National League Championship Series.

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Photos: Brewers host Dodgers in Game 2 of NL Championship Series

The Milwaukee Brewers welcomed the Los Angeles Dodgers to American Family Field in Milwaukee on Tuesday night for Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.