Oct 25, 2026 10:00 PM
A stunning game-tying solo shot etched the Milwaukee Brewers unlikely slugger into World Series lore.
No, that headline above for this story is not a typo. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick is officially in the same conversation as Babe Ruth after his massive home run in the sixth inning of the World Series.
The Brewers found themselves down 4-0 in the first inning, but Frelick managed to tie the game up with a solo shot for the ages in the sixth inning.
There have only been three game-tying left-on-left homers in the World Series that happened in the sixth inning or later:
- Babe Ruth, Game 4 in 1928
- Joe Morgan, Game 1 in 1983
- Sal Frelick, Game 2 in 2026
Officially, Frelick's name will forever be attached to Ruth's and Morgan's as his viral home run set the Brewers up for a comeback this team will never forget.
Frelick gives Brewers massive boost in Game 2
Unlikely heroes continue to emerge for the Brewers, and take nothing away from Frelick as a player, but he's simply not a power guy.
This team isn't asking him to go up there and hit a long ball during his at-bats. Manager Pat Murphy has him hitting in the bottom part of the order for a reason, but in Game 2, those are the hitters who were the most clutch.
Frelick's last home run came on Saturday, July 11, in Pittsburgh. This is a guy who only had four home runs the entire regular season, and he went 89 at-bats between that homer and the game-tying one in the World Series.
The Tampa Bay Rays brought in lefty Ian Seymour for this exact moment, but not even he was able to get the job done.
Seymour had a great chance to get out of the inning facing the Brewers' eighth, ninth, and leadoff batters, two of whom hit left-handed.
Instead, he gave up the leadoff 408-foot bomb, and even after striking out David Hamilton and Jackson Chourio, Jake Bauers drew a walk, and Christian Yelich singled, which pulled him from the game.
There was a lot of talk about the Rays not using their top bullpen arms in Game 1, but that clearly made no difference in Game 2.
The Brewers drove in runs off three of the five Rays pitchers they saw. Seymour netted his first blown save of the postseason, and that led to Tyler Wells following him up and falling to 0-2 in these playoffs.
Frelick and Co. have a travel day on Sunday, Oct. 25, before Games 3 through 5 are scheduled to take place from Oct. 26-28, if necessary.
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