The 2026 MLB postseason continues Sunday with Game 2 of the National League Division Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers emerged victorious Saturday in Game 1 over the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres, respectively, and will look to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Division Series on Sunday. Since the best-of-five Division Series became a thing in 1995, the team that won Game 1 has gone on to win the series 73% of the time, and 32% of the time the series ended in a sweep.
Winning Game 1 doesn't guarantee a series win, but the Brewers and Dodgers are in the driver's seat at the moment. Here are the final scores and schedule for Sunday's playoff action: To sum up all the NLDS Game 2 action, we're here to declare a winner and loser from both games. You can find those authoritative and inarguable declarations just below.
In the parlance of the late, great Mel Allen, "how about that?!?!" The Milwaukee Brewers used a clutch home run somewhat late in Game 1 of the series to take a 1-0 series lead. They now have a 2-0 lead after an incredibly improbable victory in Game 2. The numbers say it was improbable and the Padres had closer Mason Miller on the mound, which seemingly made it even more improbable.
The win probability chart said the Brewers only had an 11% chance to win with one out in the ninth inning. Miller closed down 38 saves in 41 chances in the regular season and had a 1.67 ERA. He's likely to win the NL Reliever of the Year award.
In the hands of so many teams in so many other games, the odds would've felt insurmountable. The 2026 Milwaukee Brewers scoff at such improbabilities and odds. They worked three walks against Miller before budding young superstar Jackson Chourio came to the plate and delivered with a two-RBI, walk-off single up the middle.
Remember, Chourio hit a two-run, game-tying blast in Game 1. PANDEMONIUM IN MILWAUKEE. pic.twitter.com/WJ0muePo1D At 109.5 miles per hour off the bat, it was the second-hardest ball hit in the game. Chourio is now the third-youngest player ever with a walk-off postseason hit after two different Edgar Renteria knocks in 1997 (via Sarah Langs).
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