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Brewers rally from a four-run deficit to beat Rays 5-4 in World Series Game 2.
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in Game 2 of the 2026 World Series in Milwaukee. Tampa Bay scored four runs in the first inning, but Milwaukee cut the deficit to 4-2 in the same inning. David Hamilton's run-scoring grounder brought Milwaukee within 4-3.
The game was tied 4-4 in the sixth inning after Sal Frelick hit a solo home run. In the seventh inning, Cooper Pratt's single gave Milwaukee a 5-4 lead, and the Brewers held that advantage to the final out.
Abner Uribe earned the win and Aaron Ashby recorded the save for Milwaukee. The available reporting does not detail the full pitching performances or the sequence of relief appearances.
The victory gives the Brewers a 2-0 series lead and extends their winning streak to seven consecutive games entering Game 3. Game 3 is scheduled for Monday in Tampa Bay. The reporting does not identify the starting pitchers for that contest.
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Milwaukee rallies from four-run deficit to win Game 2
Milwaukee answered Tampa Bay's opening-inning surge with a series of incremental scoring plays: David Hamilton's grounder in the first, Sal Frelick's sixth-inning solo homer, and Cooper Pratt's seventh-inning single. Each response shifted momentum, turning a four-run hole into a one-run lead that held through the final out.
Brewers take 2-0 series lead as Series shifts to Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay now faces a 0-2 series deficit as the series moves to Florida, where Game 3 is set for Monday. The Rays showed they can score quickly with four first-inning runs, while Milwaukee's seven-game winning streak entering Game 3 points to late-inning execution as a central storyline for the remaining games.