The Milwaukee Brewers have put themselves in a powerful spot after Monday night’s NLCS Game 2, building a 2-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers and moving within two wins of the World Series.
The attention has been spread across the roster. William Contreras, Jackson Chourio, Jacob Misiorowski and the bullpen have all gotten plenty of shine. But one of the biggest reasons Milwaukee looks this dangerous is veteran slugger Christian Yelich, who has been putting together a quietly excellent postseason.
Yelich’s regular season was rough by his standards. He hit .235/.315/.378, posted the lowest OPS of his career at .692, and finished with 12 home runs, 59 RBIs and a WAR that fell from 3.0 in 2025 to 0.1 in 2026. None of that has carried over into October.
Through five playoff games, Yelich is hitting .368/.455/.421 with an .876 OPS. He has three RBIs, two stolen bases, two walks, one double and two runs scored. In Monday’s win, he went 2-for-5 and drove in two of Milwaukee’s seven runs.
That kind of production is especially meaningful after what happened a year ago. Yelich was much better in the regular season then, but he struggled badly in the postseason, hitting .182/.289/.212 with no home runs or RBIs in nine games.
The Brewers were swept by the Dodgers in four games in last year’s NLCS. This time around, they’ve opened with two straight wins and Yelich has been part of the lift.
He does not need to carry the lineup for Milwaukee to keep rolling. Still, the fact that he is giving the Brewers this kind of at-bat quality right now makes an already dangerous offense even tougher to deal with.
The Brewers are scoring, the bullpen is locked in and the starters are holding their own. With Yelich playing like this, Milwaukee looks even harder to beat.
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