The Brewers jumped on Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers early Monday night, and their 7-4 win in Game 2 gives them a 2-0 lead in the NLCS. Teams have historically gone 8-51 when trailing 2-0 in the League Championship Series. Milwaukee gets 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 for 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 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)
Monday, Oct. 12: ALCS Game 1, Guardians 7, Rays 3 (Cleveland leads 1-0)
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)
Thursday, Oct. 15: 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)
Friday, Oct. 16: 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)
Monday, Oct. 19: 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)
World Series schedule
The World Series opens Friday, Oct. 23, on Fox, Fox Deportes and fubo. Games 2 through 7 follow on Oct. 24, 26, 27, 28, 30 and 31, with the seventh game listed as a possible finale.
Earlier playoff results
In the Wild Card Series, the Braves beat the Phillies 2-1, the White Sox swept the Astros 2-0, the Yankees swept the Red Sox 2-0, and the Padres swept the Cubs 2-0.
In the Division Series, the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1, the Brewers defeated the Padres 2-1, the Rays topped the Yankees 3-0, and the Guardians outlasted the White Sox 3-2.