Dodgers dynasty on the brink after the Milwaukee BABIP machine dials up another win for Brewers

Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday afternoon was a must-win for the Los Angeles Dodgers .

Despite widespread perception that the Dodgers are the unbeatable superteam, it was Milwaukee, the team that finished with the best record in the league, that played essentially flawless baseball in a Game 1 win .

While Jacob Misiorowski wasn't his typically dominant self, every time Los Angeles had an opportunity to break the game open, "The Miz" and his team's defense clamped down.

Already up a run in the second inning, the Dodgers had the bases loaded with postseason star Kike Hernandez at the plate.

Once again, the Brewers defense was perfectly positioned to turn the inning-ending double play.

After Milwaukee's offense scratched across two runs against Tarik Skubal, their bullpen continued its remarkable run of success, going 4.2 scoreless innings to secure the win.

BRIGHT LIGHTS NOT TOO BRIGHT FOR THE BREWERS OR SUPERFAN FRONT ROW AMY IN GAME 1 OF NLCS Still, the Dodgers felt good about their chances with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, postseason hero from 2025, starting in Game 2 against Logan Henderson.

Yet for all the hype about LA's remarkable rotation, the Milwaukee BABIP (batting average on balls in play) machine once again kicked into high gear to secure a massive 2-0 series lead and put the Dodgers' three-peat hopes on life support with a 7-4 win.

LA jumped out to an early lead thanks to some uncharacteristic sloppiness from the Brewers.

Mookie Betts walked, Freddie Freeman moved him to second, and he took third on a wild pitch from starter Logan Henderson.

Teoscar Hernandez knocked him in with a sacrifice fly, and the Dodgers had a 1-0 lead without a hit.

Sure enough though, Milwaukee immediately tied it in the bottom of the first.

The Dodgers missed an opportunity to challenge an obvious missed strike three call on Brice Turang, who then doubled and scored on a patented Brewers bloop single.

William Contreras stuck his bat out with one hand, somehow making contact with Yamamoto's pitch to dump it into left field.