MILWAUKEE — Sal Frelick tied the rating with his first house run in three months, Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers surprised the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Saturday night time for a 2-0 World Series lead by overcoming a four-run deficit for the second time in the postseason.
Tampa Bay, which won the AL pennant by forcing opponents into errors, dedicated one error, made two other misplays that could have been charged as errors and had a runner thrown out at the plate.
Down 4-0 in the first inning, Milwaukee rallied for its seventh comeback win of this postseason. The Brewers also rebounded from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series, finishing a four-game sweep.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielders Jackson Chourio (11), Garrett Mitchell (5) and Sal Frelick (10) have fun after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in recreation two of the MLB World Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. The Brewers have a 2-0 lead in the collection. Tannen Maury/UPI/Shutterstock
After dropping Friday’s opener 3-2, the Rays burst forward against rookie Logan Henderson but the Brewers began to claw back with two runs in the backside half against Tampa Bay ace Drew Rasmussen.
David Hamilton lower the deficit to 4-3 with a run-scoring grounder in the fourth and Frelick capped a nine-pitch at-bat against Ian Seymour in the sixth by driving a fastball over the center-field fence.
Frelick had gone 103 plate appearances with out a house run since his July 11 drive off Pittsburgh’s Braxton Ashcraft and had not gone deep against a lefty pitcher since opening day against Tyler Gilbert of the Chicago White Sox. Frelick sped around the bases in 18.72 seconds, half the time of some theatrical trots this postseason.
Screaming followers at the second recreation of Milwaukee’s first World Series since 1982 were fired up during the seventh-inning stretch, dancing to the “Beer Barrel Polka” performed by Mike Schneider, an accordionist from Clinton, Wisconsin.
Brice Turang doubled against dropping pitcher Tyler Wells on the second pitch of the backside half, superior on Garrett Mitchell’s flyout to proper and scored when Pratt, a 22-year-old who debuted in June, looped a sinker from Kevin Kelly into quick proper discipline.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick (10) acknowledges the bullpen while working the bases after hitting a solo house run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the sixth inning in Game 2 of the 2026 World Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Abner Uribe pitched 1 1/3 hitless innings for the win.
Jonny DeLuca doubled off Aaron Ashby beginning the ninth, then Victor Mesa Jr. struck out when he couldn’t examine his swing. Pinch-hitter Ben Williamson’s groundout superior the runner and Yandy Díaz struck out when he couldn’t examine his swing on a full-count pitch.
Ashby has three saves in the postseason while not permitting a run.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick (10) reacts while working the bases after hitting a solo house run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the sixth inning in recreation two of the World Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Milwaukee won its seventh straight recreation, turning into the fifth crew to twice overcome four-run deficits for victories in a single postseason and the first since Philadelphia in 2022.
Game 3 of the matchup between groups looking for their first title is Monday night time at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Brewers last performed in 2023.
Of the 57 earlier groups to take 2-0 World Series leads, 46 claimed the championship.
Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt (12) runs after hitting an RBI single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning in Game 2 of the World Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Tampa Bay took a 4-2 lead in the highest-scoring Series first inning since 1993’s Game 4 as groups mixed for seven hits, tying the most in an opening body.
Still, Milwaukee improved to 13-0 in video games began by Henderson, courting to his 2025 debut. He adopted Jacob Misiorowski in the Brewers’ rotation, the first time teammates 24 or youthful began the first two video games of the Series since Cincinnati’s Gary Nolan and Ross Grimsley in 1972.
Henderson began on 11 days’ relaxation and struggled as the Rays fouled off 13 of 35 pitches in the first. He gave up 4 runs — three earned — in three innings.
Tampa Bay Rays beginning pitcher Drew Rasmussen (57) walks to the dugout for a pitching change against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fourth inning in Game 2 of the 2026 World Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Given an additional day of relaxation, Rasmussen allowed three runs and six hits over 3 2/3 innings in his shortest begin since July 9.
Pratt made his fourth error of the postseason at shortstop, the Brewers’ ninth in 10 video games, bouncing his throw previous first baseman Jake Bauers on a leadoff grounder by Díaz. Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero adopted with RBI singles, and Liam Hicks hit a two-run homer.
Jackson Chourio and Bauers began the backside half with singles and first baseman Jonathan Aranda allowed Contreras’ one-out foul pop to bounce out of his mitt close to netting in entrance of the seats.
With Bauers working on a full-count pitch, Contreras bounced an RBI single to the left of second baseman Richie Palacios, who had taken a step toward the base. Mitchell’s two-out single lower the deficit to 4-2.
Hamilton hit an RBI grounder in the fourth that bounced under Aranda’s legs for an error.
Chourio threw out Hicks from left for the closing out of the sixth when third base coach Brady Williams waved the slow-footed catcher to strive to rating from second on Mesa’s single.
Up next
Rays RHP Freddy Peralta, who grew to become a two-time All-Star when he pitched for the Brewers from 2018-25, begins Game 3. He was the AL Championship Series MVP and is 2-0 with a 1.08 ERA in three postseason begins and one aid look. He will be opposed by Brewers LHP Robert Gasser, who allowed one run over 9 innings in his first two postseason begins.