​Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick hits a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the 2026 World Series on Saturday at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Photo by Tannen Maury/UPIOct. 24 (UPI) — Sal Frelick whipped his wrists through the zone and splintered a fastball over the center field fence for a near-earthquake-triggering. game-tying home run, guiding a thrilling Milwaukee Brewers rally past the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday in Milwaukee.The Brewers, who trailed 4-0 in the first inning, leaned on a dominant bullpen as their bats warmed throughout the 5-4 victory at American Field Field. With their seventh comeback win this postseason, they moved within two victories of their first World Series crown.”Regardless of if we are down or up, that chip-away mentality is just how our offense is designed,” Frelick said on the Fox broadcast.Each team packed the base paths with early traffic, but the Rays capitalized most off that live lumber.Left fielder Chandler Simpson drove in designated hitter Yandy Diaz for Game 2’s first run in the first inning. Third baseman Junior Caminero plated Simpson with a single in the next at-bat. Catcher Liam Hicks followed with a 411-foot, two-run homer to give the Rays a lead they kept until the sixth inning.Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the 2026 World Series on Saturday at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Photo by Tannen Maury/UPIBut the early electricity shorted, as Brewers pitchers did not allow another run.The Brewers cut the deficit in half through RBI singles from catcher William Contreras and center fielder Garrett Mitchell off Rays ace Drew Rasmussen in the bottom of the first frame. Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt scored a third Brewers run off a fielding error in the fourth.Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Garrett Mitchell hits an RBI single against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of Game 2 of the 2026 World Series on Saturday at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Photo by Tannen Maury/UPIFrelick tied the score when he led off the bottom of the sixth with his 408-foot solo shot off relief pitcher Ian Seymour. Pratt returned for his go-ahead RBI single in the seventh off Tyler Wells.Bullpen arms JoJo Romero, Dustin May, DL Hall, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined to allow just four hits and no runs over the final six innings.Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson falls trying to catch a single from Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the 2026 World Series on Saturday at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI”As long as there’s game left, we have a chance,” Pratt said. “I think we’ve all bought into that.”The Rays threatened with a final base runner in the top of the ninth, but Ashby cemented the triumph with a game-ending strikeout o