MLB Playoff Scores October 12, 2026: Brewers Take 2-0 Lead, Guardians Rally
Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 7-4 for a 2-0 NLCS lead, while Cleveland rallied past Tampa Bay 7-3 in the October 12 ALCS opener.
Milwaukee skyline at dusk. Photo by Alex Sawyer on Unsplash.
Milwaukee moved halfway to the World Series behind William Contreras and a perfect bullpen finish, while Cleveland erased an early deficit to seize the ALCS opener.
The MLB playoff scores from Monday, October 12, 2026, strengthened Milwaukee’s control of the National League Championship Series and gave Cleveland the first advantage in the American League Championship Series.
The Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 NLCS lead. Later, the Guardians scored seven runs over the final four innings and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3. Scores, series records and pitching decisions were verified against MLB’s official October 12 scoreboard.
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
William Contreras collected three hits, drove in three runs and repeatedly answered Los Angeles as Milwaukee won Game 2 at American Family Field.
The Dodgers scored in the first inning, but Contreras immediately tied the game with an RBI single. Milwaukee moved ahead 3-2 in the third before Los Angeles used defensive mistakes to reclaim a 4-3 lead in the fifth.
However, Contreras responded again. He homered in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game, then singled home David Hamilton in the sixth for the winning run. Brice Turang and Jake Bauers added RBI singles in the eighth, giving Milwaukee valuable insurance.
Meanwhile, the Brewers’ bullpen retired all 15 batters it faced after Logan Henderson departed. JoJo Romero earned the victory, and Aaron Ashby completed five perfect relief innings for his first postseason save.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasted only 2 2/3 innings and allowed three runs. As a result, Milwaukee heads to Los Angeles two victories away from its first World Series appearance since 1982.
- Final: Brewers 7, Dodgers 4
- Winning pitcher: JoJo Romero (1-1)
- Losing pitcher: Brock Stewart (0-1)
- Save: Aaron Ashby (1)
- Series: Milwaukee leads 2-0
Cleveland Guardians 7, Tampa Bay Rays 3
Cleveland overcame a two-run first inning by Tampa Bay, then surged ahead with seven runs over the final four frames in the ALCS opener.
Chase DeLauter began the comeback with a solo homer in the sixth. Patrick Bailey followed with another solo shot in the seventh, pulling the Guardians even at 2-2.
Then, Cleveland broke through in the eighth. José RamÃrez reached on an infield single, DeLauter doubled, and Nathaniel Lowe lined a two-run single to center on an 0-2 pitch. Therefore, the Guardians turned a tie game into a 4-2 lead.
Tampa Bay scored once in the bottom half, but Cleveland answered decisively in the ninth. RamÃrez produced an RBI single before Jo Adell delivered a two-run double. RamÃrez and DeLauter finished with three hits apiece.
In addition, Cleveland’s bullpen limited the Rays to one run over five innings. Hunter Gaddis earned the victory, while Tyler Wells absorbed the loss after Tampa Bay’s late collapse.
- Final: Guardians 7, Rays 3
- Winning pitcher: Hunter Gaddis (1-0)
- Losing pitcher: Tyler Wells (0-1)
- Series: Cleveland leads 1-0
October 12 MLB Scores at a Glance
- Milwaukee Brewers 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 — Milwaukee leads NLCS, 2-0
- Cleveland Guardians 7, Tampa Bay Rays 3 — Cleveland leads ALCS, 1-0
