The Brewers chased Yoshinobu Yamamoto early on Monday night and beat the Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the NLCS, giving Milwaukee a 2-0 series lead. Teams are historically 8-51 when trailing 2-0 in the League Championship Series. The series now takes a break before it 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 Tampa Bay bullpen, winning Game 1 of the ALCS 7-3.
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 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)
World Series schedule
The World Series begins Friday, Oct. 23, on Fox, Fox Deportes and fubo. Games 2 through 7 follow on Oct. 24, 26, 27, 28, 30 and 31, with games marked with an asterisk played only if necessary.
Championship Series scores so far
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)