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- William Contreras delivered the go-ahead RBI single to put the Brewers back in front, giving him 3 RBI on the night including a 436-foot home run that tied the game at 4-4
- Freddie Freeman's sacrifice fly had earlier given the Dodgers a 4-3 lead, capping yet another lead change in a game that traded the advantage repeatedly
- Christian Yelich broke the game open with a two-run single up the middle that knocked out Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, after Jake Bauers worked a 12-pitch walk to load the bases
- The Dodgers seized a 2-1 lead in the third inning on a wild pickoff throw from Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson, compounded by an error from Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt
- Teoscar Hernández staked the Dodgers to a first-inning lead before Contreras immediately answered to tie it in the bottom of the first
- The two-time defending champion Dodgers entered Game 2 looking to even the NLCS after dropping Game 1 in Milwaukee
- The Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays were set to open the ALCS at 8 p.m. ET, with Foster Griffin facing Drew Rasmussen
Why it matters: The Brewers are pushing the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers to the brink of an 0-2 NLCS hole, with Contreras' 3-RBI night headlining a Milwaukee offense that has now outscored L.A. across two games. Yamamoto's early exit and the Dodgers' reliance on a wild pickoff throw for a lead underscore how much Milwaukee's pitching staff is dictating this series.
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