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Swanson: How Dodgers' Will Smith the altered course of NLCS Game 2 — to Yoshinobu Yamamoto's detriment

During Monday's NLCS Game 2, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 to secure a 2-0 series lead. Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggled, lasting only 2 2/3 innings while giving up three runs on four hits across 75 pitches.

Catcher Will Smith declined to use the team's automatic ball-strike challenges during early plate appearances by Brice Turang, opting to save them for later innings instead of supporting his struggling pitcher.

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