The Brewers jumped on the Dodgers and Yoshinobu Yamamoto early Monday night, and their 7-4 win in Game 2 of the NLCS gives them a 2-0 series lead. Teams have historically gone 8-51 when trailing 2-0 in the League Championship Series. Milwaukee will get a night off before the series shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday.
In the late game, the Guardians waited out Rays starter Drew Rasmussen and then battered the bullpen on their way to a 7-3 victory in Game 1 of the ALCS.
To reach the Championship Series, the Dodgers eliminated the Braves, the Brewers beat the Padres, the Rays knocked out the Yankees, and the Guardians escaped the White Sox. The Astros, Red Sox, Cubs and Phillies were eliminated in the best-of-three Wild Card Series.
Championship Series schedule
Tuesday, Oct. 13: ALCS Game 2, Guardians at Rays, 8 p.m. (TBS, truTV, HBO Max)
Wednesday, Oct. 14: NLCS Game 3, Brewers at Dodgers, 8 p.m. (Fox, FS1, Fox Deportes, fubo)
Thursday, Oct. 15: ALCS Game 3, Rays at Guardians, 6 p.m. (TBS, truTV, HBO Max); NLCS Game 4, Brewers at Dodgers, 9 p.m. (Fox, FS1, Fox Deportes, fubo)
Friday, Oct. 16: ALCS Game 4, Rays at Guardians, 6 p.m. (TBS, truTV, HBO Max); NLCS Game 5*, Brewers at Dodgers, 9 p.m. (Fox, FS1, Fox Deportes, fubo)
Saturday, Oct. 17: ALCS Game 5*, Rays at Guardians, 8 p.m. (TBS, truTV, HBO Max)
Sunday, Oct. 18: NLCS Game 6*, Dodgers at Brewers, 8 p.m. (Fox, FS1, Fox Deportes, fubo)
Monday, Oct. 19: ALCS Game 6*, Guardians at Rays, 5 p.m. (TBS, truTV, HBO Max); NLCS Game 7*, Dodgers at Brewers, 8 p.m. (Fox, FS1, Fox Deportes, fubo)
Tuesday, Oct. 20: ALCS Game 7*, Guardians at Rays, 8 p.m. (TBS, truTV, HBO Max)
Championship Series scores
Sunday, Oct. 11: NLCS Game 1, Brewers 2, Dodgers 1
Monday, Oct. 12: NLCS Game 2, Brewers 7, Dodgers 4 (Milwaukee leads 2-0); ALCS Game 1, Guardians 7, Rays 3 (Cleveland leads 1-0)
World Series schedule
The World Series opens Friday, Oct. 23, and all games will air on Fox, Fox Deportes and fubo. Game 2 is Saturday, Oct. 24, followed by Game 3 on Monday, Oct. 26, and Game 4 on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Game 5* is Wednesday, Oct. 28, Game 6* is Friday, Oct. 30, and Game 7* is Saturday, Oct. 31.
Wild Card Series and Division Series results
In the Wild Card Series, the Braves beat the Phillies 2-1, the White Sox beat the Astros 2-0, the Yankees beat the Red Sox 2-0, and the Padres beat the Cubs 2-0.
In the Division Series, the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1, the Brewers beat the Padres 3-2, the Rays beat the Yankees 3-0, and the Guardians beat the White Sox 3-2.