The Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 on Wednesday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, tying the World Series at one game apiece.
Brandon Lowe smashed two home runs to break out of his extended postseason slump and Joey Wendle drove in three runs for the Rays to even the championship series. After a day off, Game 3 will be Friday night.
Lowe got the Rays’ offense going with a 410-foot solo homer in the opening inning. In the fourth, Tampa Bay extended its lead to 3-0 with Wendle’s two-RBI double off Dodgers reliever Dustin May.
Lowe belted his second home run of the contest — this time a two-run shot to left field — in the fifth, pushing the Rays’ advantage to 5-0. With Tampa Bay holding a five-run lead and ace Blake Snell throwing a no-hitter through the first four innings, it appeared the Dodgers were on the verge of losing in blowout fashion.
Right-hander Walker Buehler is expected to take the mound for the Dodgers in Game 3 Friday, while the Rays will send out Charlie Morton.