Contreras Lifts Brewers Past Dodgers 7-4 in NLCS Game 2

Contreras changes the game

William Contreras provided the decisive offense Monday, hitting a tying home run and delivering two RBI singles as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the NLCS. Milwaukee leads the series 2-0.

The Dodgers scored first when Teoscar Hernández hit a sacrifice fly to center, bringing Mookie Betts home in the first inning. Milwaukee answered in the same inning, with Contreras' single to left scoring Brice Turang.

Back-and-forth middle innings

Los Angeles moved ahead in the third when Tommy Edman scored on a pickoff error by Brewers starter Logan Henderson, with Betts picked off second on the play. Milwaukee responded with a two-run Christian Yelich single to center that scored David Hamilton and Turang and sent Jake Bauers to second, putting the Brewers ahead 3-2.

The Dodgers tied the game in the fifth when Edman's sacrifice bunt scored Kyle Tucker, with Edman taking second on a throwing error by Henderson. Freddie Freeman's sacrifice fly to left then brought Edman home for a 4-3 Dodgers lead. Milwaukee challenged the call on the field, but it was upheld.

Contreras answered in the bottom of the fifth, tying the game at 4 with a 436-foot home run to center.

Milwaukee's late push

The Brewers moved in front in the sixth when Contreras singled to left, scoring Hamilton and sending Turang to second. Milwaukee added two runs in the eighth. Turang's single to right brought Hamilton home, and Bauers' single to center scored Turang. Contreras advanced to second and reached third safely on a fielding error by center fielder Andy Pages.

Henderson worked four innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs. After him, Dustin May, JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined for five hitless, scoreless innings. Romero earned the win to move to 1-1 this postseason, and Ashby recorded his first save of the playoffs.

Records and venue

Brock Stewart took the loss for Los Angeles and fell to 0-1 in the postseason. The game was played at American Family Field in Milwaukee before an attendance of 42,516.

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