Ohtani's timely hit that showed signs of Yamamoto's 9 innings of 7K complete pitching! 88.9% of NLCS' 2nd consecutive win in away game LAD 51 Milwaukee
Oct 15, 2025
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The Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) held at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the 15th (Korea time) with starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto's brilliant complete pitching and the concentration of the lineup.
The Dodgers, who won Game 1 2-1 the previous day, were able to lead a tight race to victory thanks to the starting pitcher's good pitching and timely hits when needed.
The Dodgers, who won both the first and second away games and won two games in the series, will now return home and host Games 3, 4, and 5 on the 17th and 19th in a relaxed atmosphere.
In the best-of-seven Major League postseason series, the team that has taken both the first and second games took the series 78 times out of 93, with an 83.9% probability. In particular, the team that won the first and second away games in a row in the 2-3-2 format series won the series 24 out of 27 times, boasting an 88.9% probability.
Yamamoto pitched a complete game of three hits, one walk, seven strikeouts, and one run in nine innings. In three postseason games, he pitched 19 ⅔ innings, recording 2-1 with a 1.83 ERA and 18 strikeouts. Since Blake Snell, the starter of Game 1 the previous day, pitched eight innings with 10 strikeouts and one hit without losing a point, it can be said that the prestige of the Dodgers 'one-two punch' is also continuing in the NLCS.
It is the first time in 21 years that a Dodgers pitcher has completely pitched in the postseason since Jose Lima, the starting pitcher for Game 3 of the Division Series against St. Louis Cardinals in 2004.
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In the bottom of the first inning, leadoff Jackson Choo Shin-oh hit a solo home run to take the lead. When Yamamoto's 96.9-mile fastball flew into the low strike zone, Churio pushed it and put it into the Dodgers bullpen behind the right-center fence. Churio's second home run of the postseason with a launch angle of 27 degrees, a batting speed of 106.4 miles and a driving distance of 389 feet.
However, the Dodgers immediately turned the tables in the attack in the top of the second inning. After one, Teoscar Hernandez pulled Milwaukee right-hander Freddie Peralta's 79.7-mile curve that fell toward the body on the sixth pitch from the full count, sending the left fence over the big parabola. Teoscar's fourth home run this fall, with an angle of 39 degrees, a batting speed of 105.9 miles and a driving distance of 377 feet.
The Dodgers then succeeded in turning the game around 2-1 by hitting home when Andy Parz hit a line drive double that fell to the right line after Kique Hernandez hit a heavy hit after two outs.
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Milwaukee's player Andrew Vaughan got on base in the bottom of the second inning due to third baseman Max Muncy's fielding error, but three subsequent batters failed to hit a single base.
Milwaukee created another chance with Bryce Turang's left-handed hit after two outs in the bottom of the third, but William Contreras' well-hit straight ball was sucked into shortstop Mookie Betts' glove, leaving a regret.
The Dodgers also had a chance to score with Tommy Edman's ground rule double to right-center after two outs in the top of the fourth inning, but Kike struck out and finished the inning as it was. Since then, the two teams have consistently sent out runners, but the decisive hit has not been made.
Finally, the Dodgers widened the gap to 3-1 when Muncy hit a solo home run after two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Muncy hit as Peralta's seventh-pitch 94.5-mile fastball flew into the strike zone outside off the full count, leading to a solo arch slightly over the fence in the middle. Muncy's first home run of the postseason with a launch angle of 24 degrees, a batting speed of 109.6 miles and a distance of 412 feet.
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It is the first time in eight days that Ohtani had a hit in the postseason since he hit a right-handed hit in the top of the seventh inning in Game 2 of the Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on the 7th. 5th hit and 6th RBI this fall.
The Dodgers added one more run in the eighth inning to seal the victory. Edman's right-handed hit made by lead Will Smith's right-handed hit, Muncy's walk, and Teoscar's walk made Smith homered.
However, with one out and the bases loaded, Pazals failed to score additional points after being struck out by shortstop Paul Fly and pitcher Robert Gasser, who changed Ohtani. Ohtani, who went 1 for 5 with an RBI and three strikeouts, has a batting average of 0.147 (5 for 34), two homers, six RBIs, three runs scored, six walks, 15 strikeouts and an OPS of 0.599 in eight games this fall.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
