Brewers Rally for Wild Game 2 Win, Take 2-0 World Series Lead Over Rays
Milwaukee overcomes an early deficit and a controversial call to move within two wins of their first championship.
The Milwaukee Brewers completed a dramatic comeback in Game 2 of the World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 and taking a 2-0 series lead. The victory puts the Brewers two wins away from their first World Series title.
The Rays jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning withRBI singles from Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero, followed by a two-run home run from Liam Hicks. The Brewers responded quickly in the bottom of the first with RBI singles from William Contreras and Garrett Mitchell, cutting the deficit to 4-2.
Milwaukee chipped away at the lead, with Sal Frelick hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning to tie the game. Cooper Pratt then drove in Brice Turang in the seventh to give the Brewers a 5-4 advantage.
The Brewers extended their lead to 6-4 in the eighth inning when William Contreras hit an RBI double. In the top of the ninth, the Rays had Johnny DeLuca on second with two outs, but Aaron Ashby's postseason scoreless streak extended to 15.2 innings when the first-base umpire controversially ruled that Yandy Diaz did not check his swing on a 3-2 count, ending the game.
Montgomery's offensive output included 11 hits to Tampa Bay's seven. The Rays were held scoreless after the first inning.
The series now shifts to Tampa Bay for Game 3 on Monday night.