The Brewers jumped on Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto early Monday night, and their 7-4 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 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 before going after the bullpen in 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 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 begins Friday, Oct. 23, and airs on Fox, Fox Deportes and fubo. Game 2 is Saturday, Oct. 24, and Game 3 is Monday, Oct. 26. Game 4 follows on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Game 5* on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Game 6* is Friday, Oct. 30, and Game 7* is Saturday, Oct. 31.
Wild Card Series results
Tuesday, Sept. 29: Braves 5, Phillies 3; White Sox 6, Astros 3; Yankees 9, Red Sox 0; Padres 8, Cubs 0
Wednesday, Sept. 30: Phillies 4, Braves 3 (10 innings); White Sox 7, Astros 3 (Chicago wins 2-0); Yankees 9, Red Sox 2 (New York wins 2-0); Padres 4, Cubs 1 (San Diego wins 2-0)
Thursday, Oct. 1: Braves 6, Phillies 2 (Atlanta wins 2-1)
Division Series results
Saturday, Oct. 3: White Sox 3, Guardians 0; Dodgers 5, Braves 3; Rays 1, Yankees 0; Brewers 3, Padres 2
Sunday, Oct. 4: Brewers 4, Padres 3; Braves 3, Dodgers 2
Monday, Oct. 5: White Sox 4, Guardians 3; Rays 5, Yankees 2
Tuesday, Oct. 6: Dodgers 3, Braves 1; Padres 4, Brewers 3
Wednesday, Oct. 7: Guardians 9, White Sox 3; Dodgers 4, Braves 1 (Los Angeles wins 3-1); Rays 4, Yankees 3 (Tampa Bay wins 3-0); Brewers 3, Padres 1 (Milwaukee wins 2-1)
Thursday, Oct. 8: Guardians 9, White Sox 5
Saturday, Oct. 10: Guardians 2, White Sox 0 (Cleveland wins 3-2)