Crew Puts The Dodgers On The Ropes: 5 Takeaways From The Brewers' NLCS Game 2 Win

AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD (Milwaukee) – In Game 1, the Brewers defeated the defending two-time American League Cy Young Award winner. In Game 2, they exhausted the reigning World Series MVP. And as the National League Championship Series moves to Los Angeles, the Brewers have the reigning champions on the ropes with a 2-0 series lead after a 7-4 Game 2 win. Here are my takeaways: The longest plate appearance of Jake Bauers’ career lasted 7 minutes, 15 seconds, long enough for Alex Vesia to start warming up in the Dodgers’ bullpen and be warm by the time Bauers walked to…