The Brewers jumped on Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers early on Monday night, and their Game 2 win gives them a 2-0 lead in the NLCS. Teams are historically 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 went after the bullpen for a 7-3 victory in Game 1 of the ALCS.
How the teams got here
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)
Upcoming 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
The World Series begins Friday, Oct. 23, and airs on Fox, Fox Deportes and fubo. Games 2 through 7 follow on Oct. 24, 26, 27, 28, 30 and 31, with the later games needed only if the series goes that long.