Frelick, Pratt lift Brewers to 5-4 comeback win over Rays and 2-0 World Series lead

Four-run deficits don't discourage the Milwaukee Brewers this October, not with those orange Life Savers.

Sal Frelick and Cooper Pratt, two of the under-the-radar Brewers manager Pat Murphy thinks of with his nickname for less-appreciated candy, combined for a sweet World Series comeback.

Frelick tied the score with his first home run in three months, Pratt hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning to make up for his earlier error and the Brewers stunned the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Saturday night for a 2-0 World Series lead.

"I would think I'm in that orange Life Saver category," Frelick said, turning to Pratt. "Do you? Maybe you're a red."

Down 4-0 in the first inning, Milwaukee rallied for its seventh comeback win among nine postseason victories. The Brewers also rebounded from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series, completing a four-game sweep.

Milwaukee has won seven straight games and became the fifth team to twice overcome four-run deficits for victories in a single postseason, the first since Philadelphia in 2022.

"They believe and they don't give up," Murphy said. "They just keep going."

Tampa Bay first baseman Jonathan Aranda committed one error and misplayed a foul pop, left fielder Chandler Simpson dropped a flyball and slow-footed catcher Liam Hicks was thrown out at the plate by Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio.

"We've had moments like these throughout the regular season and we've been able to flip the page," Aranda said. "So we just have to do that here."

Abner Uribe pitched 1 1/3 hitless innings for the win, and the game ended when Aaron Ashby struck out Yandy Diaz on a checked swing, stranding Jonny DeLuca at third after a leadoff double in the