Brewers complete wild Game 2 comeback after controversial call puts them up 2-0 in World Series vs Rays

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Morik, R. (2026, October 25). Brewers complete wild Game 2 comeback after controversial call puts them up 2-0 in World Series vs Rays. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/brewers-complete-wild-game-2-comeback-controversial-call-puts-them-up-2-0-world-series-rays

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-25 · by Ryan Morik

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The Milwaukee Brewers secured their second consecutive World Series win over the Tampa Bay Rays with a dramatic comeback victory in Game 2, despite an early four-run deficit and a controversial strike call at the end of the game that ended any further scoring chances for the Rays. The Brewers’ bullpen shut down the Rays after the first inning, while Sal Frelick’s solo home run in the sixth tied the score, setting up Cooper Pratt to give Milwaukee the lead with a decisive RBI single an inning later. With this win, the Brewers now hold a 2-0 series advantage.
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Story summary

The Milwaukee Brewers stunned the Tampa Bay Rays by overcoming a four-run deficit to win Game 2 of the World Series 5-4 on October 25, taking a commanding 2-0 series lead. Sal Frelick tied the game with his first home run in three months, while Cooper Pratt hit the go-ahead single in the seventh inning. Despite starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen's strong performance, he allowed four runs in the first inning and was pulled after loading the bases in the fourth. The Brewers' comeback marks their seventh straight win and second time overcoming a four-run deficit this postseason. Tampa Bay committed one error and made additional misplays contributing to their loss.

Written for “World Series Baseball Games” on 2026-10-25, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
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This article reads unscored and hedges 16% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 3% hedged 1 of 29 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe the same baseball game where the Milwaukee Brewers came back to win against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the World Series on October 25, 2026.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 8 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A describes Game 1 of the World Series where the Brewers won with a controversial call in the ninth inning. Article B discusses the subsequent Game 2 comeback by the Brewers.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 1 📰 publisher trust 64
“Article A discusses predictions for a future World Series in 2026, while Article B reports on an actual Game 2 of the World Series between the Brewers and Rays that already occurred in 2026.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 2 of 20 📰 publisher trust 67
“The articles describe different games of the World Series; Article A mentions Game 1 while Article B covers Game 2 with a significant outcome.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 4 of 28 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A describes promotional details for the first game of the World Series, while Article B reports on a comeback victory by the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 2 of 19 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A discusses World Series Game 1 home run props and picks, while Article B covers a wild comeback in World Series Game 2 after a controversial call.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 21 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A discusses the Brewers' NL Championship Series against the Dodgers, while Article B covers a game in the World Series between the Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays.”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 8 📰 publisher trust 69
“Article A describes Game 1 of the World Series on October 24, while Article B covers Game 2's comeback on October 25.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 2 of 19 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A describes Game 1 of the World Series where the Brewers won for the first time since 1982. Article B discusses Game 2, describing a comeback by the Brewers in their home stadium.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 1 of 28 📰 publisher trust 64
“Article A describes the World Series opener on October 24th, while Article B refers to a comeback in Game 2 on October 25th.”
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Ryan Morik
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Topics

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Subjects

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Narrative

The Brewers put runners on second and third with the four-hitter in Contreras at the plate in the eighth but were unable to add insurance, and Johnny DeLuca promptly started the top of the ninth with a double to put the tying run in scoring position.
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Claims (19 extracted, 3 hedged)

An old saying goes that a postseason series doesn’t truly start until the road team wins a game, so the Tampa Bay Rays better hope the Fall Classic doesn’t end anytime soon. asserted
Classic → go → game
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
The Rays got jumping early after their Game 1 loss on Friday, scoring four runs in the first with RBI singles by Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero and then a two-run jack by Liam Hicks. asserted
Rays → jump → Hicks
The Brewers chipped away to cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the first, as William Contreras and Garrett Mitchell each had an RBI single. asserted
Contreras → chip → single
The starting pitchers in Logan Henderson and Drew Rasmussen combined to throw just 6.2 innings — Rasmussen was taken out in the fourth after loading the bases and allowing another run, but Christian Yelich grounded out to end the threat. asserted
Yelich → combine → threat
The Brewers bullpen continued to stand on its head, though, keeping the Rays off the scoreboard. asserted
bullpen → continue → scoreboard
In the bottom of the sixth, Sal Frelick led off the inning with a lefty-on-lefty solo homer off Ian Seymour in a nine-pitch at-bat, completely erasing the deficit. asserted
Frelick → lead → deficit
Cooper Pratt drove in Brice Turang to give Milwaukee a 5-4 lead an inning later. asserted
Pratt → drive → lead
The Brewers put runners on second and third with the four-hitter in Contreras at the plate in the eighth but were unable to add insurance, and Johnny DeLuca promptly started the top of the ninth with a double to put the tying run in scoring position. asserted
DeLuca → put → position
Yandy Diaz came to the dish with two outs and DeLuca on third, but Aaron Ashby's postseason scoreless streak is now at 15.2 innings, as the first-base umpire ruled that Diaz didn't check his swing on a 3-2 count, controversially ending the game. asserted
Diaz → come → game
For certain, the call could have went either way. uncertain
call → go → ?
Jonathan Aranda, who is hitting .310 this postseason, was on deck, with Simpson and Caminero following. asserted
Simpson → hit → deck
Milwaukee tacked on 11 total hits to Tampa Bay's seven — three of which came in the first inning. asserted
three → tack → inning
The Rays were left scoreless after the first inning. asserted
Rays → leave → inning
The 1996 New York Yankees are the last team to win the World Series after losing the first two games. asserted
Yankees → win → games
Both losses came at home before the Yankees won four straight. asserted
Yankees → come → four
Teams that take the first two games of a best-of-seven postseason series are 79-16 all time. asserted
that → take → series
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