The final four teams in the 2026 MLB playoffs are all in action today. The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers look to bounce back against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series after dropping Game 1. Milwaukee took the opener with a 2-1 win, and the series stands at 1-0 in the Brewers' favor. Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the start for Los Angeles against Logan Henderson for Milwaukee. The Dodgers lineup features Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani batting fourth as the designated hitter, while Milwaukee counters with Jackson Chourio, Christian Yelich and Brice Turang.
In the American League, the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays meet in their series opener at 8 p.m. ET. Foster Griffin starts for Cleveland against Drew Rasmussen for Tampa Bay. Lineups for both clubs are still to be determined.
The Dodgers-Brewers game starts at 5 p.m. ET. ESPN will provide pregame lineups, in-game highlights and postgame analysis from Milwaukee and St. Petersburg. Additional coverage includes Bradford Passan's piece on the epic NLCS matchup, along with series picks, rankings and how the teams were built.
With two of the four remaining teams in action, today's slate offers a chance for the Dodgers to even the NLCS and for the Guardians and Rays to start their own series on equal footing.
Source: ESPN MLB · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing