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Relentless Brewers rally past Rays to take 2-0 World Series lead

Ben Nicholson-Smith

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The Milwaukee Brewers secured a 2-0 lead in the World Series after a comeback victory against the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite an early deficit, the Brewers' persistent offense and relief pitching allowed them to overcome defensive errors by the Rays.

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MILWAUKEE – When Liam Hicks homered in the first inning Saturday, the Rays took a 4-0 lead just five batters into the game and seemed well on their way to a comfortable win. Their ace, Drew Rasmussen , was on the mound. The path to a Game 2 victory was clear.

But the Rays soon got sloppy. A ground ball trickled through Jonathan Aranda’s legs at first base, an over-aggressive send got Hicks thrown out at home plate and Chandler Simpson let a ball carom off his glove in left field.

Along the way, the Brewers just kept pushing, and with the Rays' lead down to one, light-hitting right fielder Sal Frelick hit a left-on-left homer to straightaway centre to tie the game 4-4 in the sixth. One inning later, Cooper Pratt singled home the go-ahead run and the Brewers were up for good.

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