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Frelick’s late-season homer helps lift Brewers to 2-0 World Series lead
Milwaukee erased a four-run first-inning deficit to beat Tampa Bay 5-4 in Game 2 on Saturday. Sal Frelick tied the game with a home run, and Cooper Pratt’s seventh-inning single put the Brewers ahead for good.
MILWAUKEE — The Brewers turned a four-run hole into a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the World Series with another postseason comeback at home.
Milwaukee fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, then began its rally with two runs in the bottom half against Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen. Sal Frelick later tied the score with a home run — his first in three months — and Cooper Pratt delivered the go-ahead single in the seventh.
The victory was the Brewers’ seventh comeback win this postseason. They had also overcome a 4-0 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, completing a four-game sweep.
Tampa Bay, which won the American League pennant, made costly mistakes in Game 2: one official error, two additional misplays and a runner thrown out at home. The Rays had opened the series with a 3-2 win Friday.
Milwaukee’s win puts the Brewers two victories from a championship as the series continues. For fans in the city, the rally delivered another dramatic home-game moment in the team’s first World Series appearance of the season.