Our Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers preview covers the odds, run line, moneyline, total, probable pitchers, first pitch time, TV channel and where to watch for Game 2 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on Monday, October 12, 2026. The No. 1-seeded Milwaukee Brewers (103-59) host the No. 2-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62) at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series was Sunday night in Milwaukee. First pitch is 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT). TV: FOX / FS1.
NLCS storyline: The NL’s two best regular-season teams are meeting in the NLCS for the second straight year and the third time since 2018: the 103-59 Brewers, who had the best record in the majors, and the 100-62 Dodgers, the two-time defending World Series champions; Los Angeles swept Milwaukee in four games in last year’s NLCS (MLB Stats API, MLB.com). The Brewers won Game 1 2-1 on Sunday night and lead the series 1-0 (MLB Stats API). Game 2 starts at 5 p.m. ET, and the series then shifts to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 on Wednesday after an off day Tuesday (MLB Stats API). The probable pitchers are Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers and Logan Henderson for the Brewers. DraftKings lists the Dodgers at -142 and the Brewers at +118 on the moneyline, with the total at 7.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers Odds, Run Line & Game Info
| Matchup | Los Angeles Dodgers @ Milwaukee Brewers |
|---|---|
| Series | National League Championship Series (NLCS), Game 2 — best-of-seven, 2-3-2 format; Brewers lead 1-0 |
| NLCS Game 1 | Brewers won 2-1 (Sunday, Oct. 11, American Family Field) |
| NLCS Schedule | Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 11, 8 PM ET (American Family Field); Game 2: Monday, Oct. 12, 5 PM ET (American Family Field); Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 8 PM ET (Dodger Stadium); Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 15, 9 PM ET (Dodger Stadium); Game 5*: Friday, Oct. 16, 9 PM ET (Dodger Stadium); Game 6*: Sunday, Oct. 18, 8 PM ET (American Family Field); Game 7*: Monday, Oct. 19, 8 PM ET (American Family Field) (*if necessary) |
| Seeds | Los Angeles Dodgers No. 2 | Milwaukee Brewers No. 1 (NL) |
| 2026 Records | Los Angeles Dodgers 100-62 (49-32 on the road) | Milwaukee Brewers 103-59 (55-26 at home) |
| NLDS Results | Dodgers: beat the Braves 3-1 (W 5-3, L 2-3, W 3-1, W 4-1) | Brewers: beat the Padres 3-1 (W 3-2, W 4-3, L 3-4, W 3-1) |
| How They Got Here | Dodgers: First-round bye as NL West champion; beat the No. 3 Atlanta Braves 3-1 in the NLDS | Brewers: First-round bye as NL Central champion; beat the No. 4 San Diego Padres 3-1 in the NLDS |
| Run Line | Dodgers -1.5 (+127) | Brewers +1.5 (-154) |
| Moneyline | Los Angeles Dodgers: -142 | Milwaukee Brewers: +118 |
| Total | O/U 7 (Over -109 / Under -111) |
| Probable Pitchers | Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (RHP, 14-9, 2.53 ERA, 28 GS, 185.0 IP, 182 K, 42 BB, 0.87 WHIP; 7 IP, 1 ER, 10 K in NLDS Game 3) | Brewers: Logan Henderson (RHP, 11-3, 2.47 ERA, 18 GS, 98.1 IP, 110 K, 19 BB, 0.84 WHIP; 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 K in NLDS Game 2) |
| Managers | Los Angeles Dodgers: Dave Roberts | Milwaukee Brewers: Pat Murphy |
| Venue | American Family Field (Milwaukee, Wis.) |
| Date / Time | Monday, October 12, 2026 — 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT) |
| TV / How to Watch | FOX / FS1 (Spanish: Fox Deportes / FOX One) |
| 2026 Season Series | Brewers won the 2026 season series 4-3; Dodgers outscored them 27-25 |
Odds via DraftKings (through ESPN) as of Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, 10:49 AM ET. Opening line: Dodgers -126 / Brewers +105, total 7. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before first pitch.
Dodgers vs Brewers NLCS Series Context
Format: The NLCS is a best-of-seven series in a 2-3-2 format. Games 1 and 2 are at American Family Field, home of the top-seeded Brewers, Games 3, 4 and 5 are at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and Games 6 and 7, if necessary, return to Milwaukee. The full schedule is in the table above (MLB Stats API).
Game 1: Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 2-1 in Game 1 at American Family Field on Sunday night. Decisions: W DL Hall, L Tarik Skubal, S Trevor Megill. Starters: Tarik Skubal (5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 81 pitches) for Los Angeles and Jacob Misiorowski (4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 94 pitches) for Milwaukee. Scoring plays (score after each): Andy Pages singles in the top of the second (1-0); Brice Turang homers in the bottom of the fourth (1-1); Luis Lara singles in the bottom of the fifth (1-2). Los Angeles finished with 7 hits and Milwaukee with 6 (MLB Stats API box score and play-by-play).
Dodgers’ NLDS path: Skubal allowed one run over six innings in a 5-3 Game 1 win, and Atlanta evened the series with a 3-2 win in Game 2. In Atlanta, Yamamoto struck out a postseason career-high 10 over seven innings in a 3-1 Game 3 win, and in Game 4 Andy Pages’ two-run single in the seventh broke a 1-1 tie and Max Muncy homered in the ninth of a 4-1 win. Edwin Díaz saved Games 3 and 4 (MLB Stats API box scores, MLB.com).
Brewers’ NLDS path: Milwaukee won the first two games at home on late rallies: 3-2 in Game 1 on William Contreras’ tiebreaking homer in the seventh, and 4-3 in Game 2 on Jackson Chourio’s two-out, two-run walk-off single. San Diego won Game 3 4-3 at Petco Park, and in Game 4 Robert Gasser allowed one run in four innings before Aaron Ashby (W, three hitless innings), Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill (save) finished a 3-1 win (MLB Stats API box scores, MLB.com).
Head-to-head: Milwaukee won the 2026 season series 4-3, although Los Angeles outscored the Brewers 27-25. The Dodgers won two of three at American Family Field on May 22-24, and the Brewers won three of four at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 13-16 (MLB Stats API). Both Game 2 starters won both of their starts in those series.
Los Angeles Dodgers Preview: NLCS Game 2
Season in review: Manager Dave Roberts‘s Dodgers went 100-62 and won the NL West, including 51-30 at home and 49-32 on the road, and earned the NL’s No. 2 seed. Los Angeles scored 801 runs and allowed 600, hit .257 with a .762 OPS and 204 homers, and posted a 3.55 team ERA with 46 saves (MLB Stats API). Shohei Ohtani led the club with 30 homers and an .889 OPS, and Pages drove in a team-high 85 runs (MLB Stats API team leaders). The Dodgers are trying to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series titles (AP via ESPN).
Lineup notes: Los Angeles hit .203 (27-for-133) with 14 runs and eight homers in the Division Series; Muncy hit three homers, Freeman two, and Tucker led the team with five hits (MLB Stats API box scores). Will Smith went 1-for-16 and Ohtani 2-for-13, and MLB.com noted Roberts has moved Ohtani down in the order. MLB.com also listed Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández among the veteran hitters off to slow starts this postseason.
Bullpen and injuries: Dodgers pitchers posted a 2.00 ERA with 39 strikeouts in the NLDS, and Díaz did not allow an earned run in three innings over three appearances (MLB Stats API). ESPN lists Miguel Rojas (back) as day-to-day after he was unavailable for NLDS Game 4. RHP Blake Treinen (right shoulder inflammation) is on the 15-day IL, and ESPN cites Andrew Friedman saying Saturday that he has not been ruled out for a return this postseason. ESPN lists RHPs Will Klein (elbow), Gavin Stone (shoulder), Ben Casparius (shoulder), Brusdar Graterol (back surgery) and Jake Cousins (elbow surgery) and LHP Eric Lauer (elbow) on the 60-day IL.
Milwaukee Brewers Preview: NLCS Game 2
Season in review: Manager Pat Murphy‘s Brewers went 103-59, the best record in the majors, won the NL Central and earned the NL’s No. 1 seed, going 55-26 at home and 48-33 on the road. Milwaukee scored 832 runs and allowed 618, hit .258 with a .341 on-base percentage and a .744 OPS, stole 162 bases and posted a 3.51 team ERA with 55 saves (MLB Stats API). Jake Bauers led the club with 26 homers and an .873 OPS, Chourio hit .291 with 25 homers, and Brice Turang drove in 100 runs (MLB Stats API team leaders). This is Milwaukee’s fifth League Championship Series in franchise history and its third against the Dodgers (MLB.com).
Lineup notes: Milwaukee hit .250 (33-for-132) with 13 runs and three homers in the NLDS, leaving 37 runners on base (MLB Stats API box scores). Contreras went 6-for-16 with two homers, Christian Yelich went 5-for-14, and Chourio drove in six runs, while Turang, who led the majors in average (.361) and on-base percentage (.475) in September, went 2-for-16 (MLB Stats API, MLB.com).
Bullpen and injuries: Brewers relievers covered 19 innings against San Diego with a 0.47 ERA and a .169 opponents’ average, led by Ashby, Uribe and Megill; Uribe pitched in all four games, and Ashby and Megill in three (MLB.com). MLB.com lists Gasser as the likely Game 3 starter, with Dustin May available in relief and a bullpen game under consideration for Game 4. ESPN lists RHP Brandon Woodruff (shoulder), RHP Quinn Priester (shoulder surgery) and relievers Brian Fitzpatrick and Angel Zerpa (elbow surgery) on the 60-day IL, and RHP Grant Anderson (biceps) on the 15-day IL.
Starting Pitchers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs Logan Henderson
Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (RHP). Yamamoto went 14-9 with a 2.53 ERA in 28 starts this season, with 182 strikeouts, 42 walks, a 0.87 WHIP and a .182 opponents’ average in 185 innings, and his road ERA was 1.77 in 12 starts (MLB Stats API). He won both of his starts against Milwaukee: seven innings and one run at American Family Field on May 24 (a 5-1 Dodgers win) and six innings, one run and nine strikeouts at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 14 (3-1). In NLDS Game 3 at Atlanta on Oct. 6 he allowed one run on four hits over seven innings with 10 strikeouts and one walk (98 pitches). MLB.com reported the Dodgers held him for Game 3 of the NLDS with this start in mind, and Monday is on his usual five days’ rest. He is 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 63 innings over 11 career postseason games (10 starts), and he was last year’s World Series MVP (MLB Stats API, MLB.com).
Brewers: Logan Henderson (RHP). The 24-year-old went 11-3 with a 2.47 ERA in 18 starts this season, with 110 strikeouts, 19 walks, a 0.84 WHIP and a .183 opponents’ average in 98 1/3 innings, including a 6-0 record and 1.84 ERA in eight home starts (MLB Stats API). MLB.com notes he has never allowed more than three runs in 24 career starts, regular season and postseason. He won both of his starts against Los Angeles: five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts at American Family Field on May 22 (5-1) and a career-high seven innings (three hits, one run, six strikeouts) at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 16, outpitching Skubal in a 6-2 win that clinched the season series. In NLDS Game 2 against San Diego on Oct. 4, his postseason debut, he allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits over five innings with three walks and four strikeouts (72 pitches) and did not get a decision; Monday is his first appearance in eight days (MLB Stats API, MLB.com).
Key Matchup Notes: Dodgers vs Brewers Game 2
- Starters vs. these lineups: Yamamoto has allowed two earned runs in 13 innings against Milwaukee this season, and Henderson one earned run in 12 innings against Los Angeles; each won both starts (MLB Stats API).
- Power vs. contact: The Dodgers hit 204 homers in the regular season to Milwaukee’s 154, and 11 of their 14 NLDS runs scored on homers, while the Brewers led the majors in batting average (.258) and on-base percentage (.341) (MLB Stats API, MLB.com).
- Bullpens: In Game 1 on Sunday, Los Angeles used Tarik Skubal (81), Alex Vesia (16), Evan Phillips (17) and Tanner Scott (9), and Milwaukee used Jacob Misiorowski (94), DL Hall (4), Abner Uribe (15), Aaron Ashby (26) and Trevor Megill (19) (pitch counts in parentheses; MLB Stats API).
- Quick turnaround: Game 2 begins less than a day after Game 1’s 8 p.m. ET first pitch, and both teams then get Tuesday off before Game 3 at Dodger Stadium (MLB Stats API). DraftKings lists the Game 2 total at 7.
How to Watch Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers – NLCS Game 2
Date: Monday, October 12, 2026
First pitch: 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT; 2:00 PM PT)
Venue: American Family Field, Milwaukee, Wis.
TV / Streaming: FOX and FS1 (MLB Stats API, MLB.com; ESPN also lists FOX and FS1), streaming on FOX One, with Spanish-language coverage on FOX Deportes (MLB Stats API: Fox Deportes / FOX ONE). In the U.S., the game is also available on MLB.TV with authentication to a participating pay-TV provider; Sportsnet carries it in Canada, with French-language coverage of the NL postseason on RDS (MLB.com).
The NLCS winner advances to the World Series against the ALCS winner (MLB Stats API). Game 3 is Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium (MLB Stats API). Check the run line, moneyline and total above against your sportsbook before the October 12, 2026 first pitch, and look for official lineups closer to game time.