Brice Turang has seen this Brewers team too many times this October to believe a bad first inning means much of anything.
Milwaukee did it again Saturday night at American Family Field, ripping off a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the World Series after falling behind 4-0 in the first. The victory gave the Brewers a 2-0 series lead and continued a postseason pattern that has become hard to ignore: they keep coming back.
This was Milwaukee’s seventh comeback win of the playoffs. The Brewers also erased a 4-0 hole against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS to complete that sweep.
After the game, Turang explained why the group never seems rattled.
“We’re just going to do whatever it takes to win the game. No matter if we’re behind or ahead, we’ve got to just keep pushing,” Turang said.
“We’re not done until the game’s over. These guys bought into just going out there and competing every inning, every pitch, no matter the situation, no matter who’s pitching.”
The response Saturday came in waves. Milwaukee trimmed the deficit to 4-3 by the fourth, then got even in the sixth when Sal Frelick launched a solo homer after working a nine-pitch battle. Turang was quick to point out the effort behind that swing.
“We were all screaming. I’m happy for him, man.
He works really hard,” Turang said. “He’s in the cage working hard, and when his name got called, he answered.”
Turang then delivered a key spark of his own in the seventh, opening the inning with a double off Tyler Wells. He advanced on a flyout and came around to score on Cooper Pratt’s single to right, pushing Milwaukee in front.
Asked what he was trying to do in that at-bat, Turang kept the answer short.
“Having a quality at-bat, getting a good pitch to hit and driving something,” Turang said.
Aaron Ashby finished the job, stranding the tying run at third in the ninth and extending his scoreless postseason run. Turang praised the left-hander’s mindset as the Brewers closed out another tense finish.
“He’s not scared of the moment. He’s not scared of the person,” Turang said.
“We’re not done until the game is over.”
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 25, 2026
Brice Turang spoke to @Ken_Rosenthal after the @Brewers had their 7th comeback win in the 2026 Postseason pic.twitter.com/Th0KCv8nAF
“He’s going to go after you. He’s going to throw his best stuff and challenge you.”
Milwaukee now heads to Game 3 on Monday at Tropicana Field with a chance to move one win away from the title.
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