After seven-straight playoff losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers, dating back to 2018, the Milwaukee Brewers have finally added one to the W column.
The 103-win Brewers go into today’s NLCS Game 2 with a 1-0 lead as the defending two-time World Series champ Dodgers will aim to even things up.
Game 1 was a low-scoring affair with solid pitching at the center of it. After taking a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, the Brewers’ bullpen ensured that the Dodgers wouldn’t tie things up.
Watch Dodgers vs. Brewers for free
- When: Oct. 12, 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET
- Where: American Family Field (Los Angeles, California)
- How to watch for free: DIRECTV (five-day free trial)
- TV Channel: FOX
The Dodgers come into Game 2 with their ace on the mound. One year ago, Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw the first complete game of his career in Game 2 of the NLCS. In these 2026 playoffs so far, Yamamoto struck out ten over seven innings.
After Game 2, the series moves to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday and Thursday.
Here’s how to tune in to the Game 2 of the NLCS for free without cable.
Dodgers vs. Brewers start time
Game 2 of the Dodgers vs. Brewers NLCS is scheduled to begin today, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET.
How to watch Dodgers vs. Brewers NLCS Game 2 for free
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Dodgers vs. Brewers starting pitchers
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9, 2.53 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, while Logan Henderson (11-3, 2.47 ERA) is on the mound for the Brewers.
Dodgers vs. Brewers NLCS schedule
- Game 1: Brewers 2, Dodgers 1
- Game 2: Oct. 12, 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Game 3: Oct. 14, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET (FS1)
- Game 4: Oct. 15, 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET (FS1)
- Game 5: Oct. 16, 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET (FS1)*
- Game 6: Oct. 18, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET (FS1)*
- Game 7: Oct. 19, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET (FOX or FS1)*
*if necessary
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