The Milwaukee Brewers had Los Angeles Dodgers super star right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the ropes, and Christian Yelich did the honors.
Following an exceptional 12-pitch walk from Brewers initially baseman Jake Bauers that filled the bases with 2 outs in the bottom of the 3rd inning of Game 2 of the NLCS, DH Yelich smacked a two-run single to center field, which provided Milwaukee the lead. It likewise led to Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts pulling Yamamoto, who had actually tossed 74 pitches.
The Brewers went on to win the video game, 7-4, taking a 2-0 series lead on the Dodgers.
“I was preparing on deck to be in that situation. The deeper that at-bat went, I had a feeling he was getting on base whether that was going to be a walk or a hit. You just want to make sure that you have a quality at-bat following that. Don’t leave the zone. Make sure that you’re swinging at a good pitch,” Yelich stated in an interview on the MLB on FOX Postgame program when inquired about his consent hit in the 3rd.
“I wasn’t sitting on anything. I just saw it was a good pitch to hit and tried to put a good swing on it.”
Yelich has actually been raking this postseason.
Through Milwaukee’s 6 video games this October, Yelich has actually tallied 7 hits, 2 of them beginning Monday afternoon, and driven in 3 runs, while boasting a. 368/.455/.421 slash line.
Yelich was restricted to 118 video games in the routine season due to groin and back concerns, respectively, and ended up with a career-low.315 on-base portion and 0.1 wins above replacement, and a career-low.235 batting average throughout a complete season (the 2020 MLB year was simply a 60-game routine season due to the COVID-19 pandemic); the two-time batting champ likewise missed out on substantial time in 2024 due to a back injury.
With that stated, Yelich amounted to 29 crowning achievement and 103 RBIs in 2025. Disallowing injury, the now-34-year-old Yelich has actually been Milwaukee’s main designated player over the last 2 seasons. Yelich, a three-time Silver Slugger and All-Star, won 2018 National League MVP honors and was the runner-up for the award in 2019.
When it comes to the remainder of the Brewers’ Game 2 offense, they got RBI songs from William Contreras in the very first and 6th innings and a solo crowning achievement from the catcher in the 5th. In other places, Bauers and 2nd baseman Brice Turang each had RBI songs in the 8th. Following 4 innings from novice right-hander Logan Henderson, Milwaukee got 5 ideal innings of relief– no baserunners enabled– from its bullpen.
“He’s done a great job with our pitching staff all year,” Yelich stated about Contreras. “He keeps everybody going. He makes sure everybody is ready to compete every day. He plays with that passion and flare, and we’ve loved having him, and he’s been great for us.”
Video game 2 significant Contreras’ 2nd three-hit efficiency of the 2026 postseason and his 3rd crowning achievement this month. Contreras, a two-time Silver Slugger and three-time All-Star, boasts a. 391/.481/.783 slash line this postseason. In the routine season, he blasted 18 crowning achievement and drove in a career-high 94 runs, which led MLB catchers.
Video game 3 of the NLCS is on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium (8 p.m. ET on FS1).
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