Rays vs. Brewers live updates: MLB World Series Game 2 score, predictions and lineups New York Times (Online) The Athletic The Tampa Bay Rays look to even the 2026 World Series in Game 2 against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. Tampa Bay is sending its ace — and former Brewers pitcher — Drew Rasmussen to the mound. Milwaukee counters with rookie Logan Henderson. Follow along for all the latest news, storylines and instant analysis from The Athletic 's MLB staff, including our writers on site in Milwaukee. Get involved in our game chat and share your thoughts on the game via email at live@theathletic.com . After five mostly good innings from starter Nick Martinez, the Rays chose to use the second tier of their bullpen last night. They used five relievers, but the only real impact guy was setup man Kevin Kelly . Their primary weapons are still fully rested and available tonight behind ace Drew Rasmussen . Pitched last night Fully rested Starters in the bullpen *Peralta and Jax should be the Rays' starters in Games 3 and 4, but they've been used out of the bullpen previously this postseason, so it's possible the Rays could go to them again if need be. Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski pitched only five innings last night, which forced the Brewers to use all of their highest-leverage relievers. Because none of them threw more than 20 pitches, though, it seems possible all three will be available again tonight. Pitched last night Fully rested Starters in the bullpen *May is presumably the Brewers' Game 4 starter, but he's been used as a reliever twice this postseason. The Brewers hand the ball to 24-year-old Logan Henderson tonight, one day after 24-year-old Jacob Misiorowski started Game 1. It's the first time two pitchers that young have started back-to-back World Series games since Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz did so for the 2015 New York Mets. Ironically, Matz is also pitching in this World Series, now as a grizzled 35-year-old in the Rays bullpen. He threw 31 pitches over 1.2 innings last night, allowing one run. Only two Rays have ever faced Brewers Game 2 starter Logan Henderson . Liam Hicks and Cedric Mullins are each 0-for-2 with a strikeout against the 24-year-old right-hander, but the rest of their teammates have never seen him. The fact that the Rays' lineup leans left-handed might not have much of an impact. Henderson was a bit better overall against righties — they hit for less power against him — but he held lefties to a lower batting average. His primary offspeed pitch is a changeup, and Rays right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. was especially good against that pitch type. Second baseman Richie Palacios also has hit changeups well this season, although left fielder Chandler Simpson has struggled against them. Counting the playoffs, Henderson has made 20 starts this year and has yet to allow more than three earned runs. Most of his starts, though, have been five innings or less, meaning the Rays might not get many cracks at Henderson before the Brewers turn to their deep bullpen. The Brewers have minimal experience against Rays ace Drew Rasmussen , with only two of their regulars having seen him more than five times (although those two have had a good amount of success in those matchups). The Rays held their best starter for Game 2, so Drew Rasmussen will make his World Series debut tonight. Rasmussen started Game 6 of the ALCS on Sunday, so the Rays gave him an extra day of rest before using him in the Fall Classic. He'll match up against Brewers rookie Logan Henderson , who got his feet wet with five starts in 2025 but really established himself with 18 starts this season. The Brewers are already in the driver's seat in this World Series by winning Game 1. Winners of Game 1 have gone on to win the World Series in 77 of the past 121 editions of the Fall Classic, a 63.7 percent success rate. Unsurprisingly, the odds get even greater when you win the first two games of a series like the Brewers aim to tonight. There have been 57 teams to take a 2-0 advantage in the World Series, and of those 57, 46 have gone on to win the whole thing — an 80.7 percent clip. But there is some good news for the Rays : Recent trends point to the series heading toward a 1-1 tie. That's what has happened in five of the last six World Series, with the only exception being the Dodgers jumping out to a 2-0 series lead over the Yankees in 2024. The Brewers have won Game 2 of a best-of-seven series just once in their postseason history, which came earlier this month against the Dodgers in the NLCS. The Rays are 5-0 in Game 2s of a best-of-7, including in this year's ALCS against the Guardians after losing Game 1 at home. Overall, the winner of Game 2 has won the World Series in eight of the last 11 years and 79 times overall. The first time the World Series trophy found a home outside the United States was on this date in 1992, when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves in an extra-inning Game 6. Eventual Hall of Famer Dave Winfield had the big hit in the top of the 11th, driving in two runs with a double. Also, apparently this is the date, in 1908, when Take Me Out To The Ballgame was first introduced. I guess we'll have to take MLB's word for it. The World Series finally returned to Milwaukee on Friday, and the Brewers made the most of it, treating 43,250 giddy, towel-waving fans to a baseball bash 44 years in the making. The Brewers struck early against the Tampa Bay Rays and never let go, riding Jacob Misiorowski and three relievers to a 3-2 victory in Game 1 at American Family Field. It was the Brewers' first World Series victory in 16,077 days, since the fifth game in 1982, when fans stormed the County Stadium diamond to celebrate a title that never came. These Brewers still need three victories to claim the first championship in franchise history, and their first step showed how they plan to do it. They got just enough offense, five strong innings from their starter, Misiorowski, and four from the relief crew of Abner Uribe , Aaron Ashby and Trevor Megill . Christian Yelich , the Brewers' captain, drove in Jackson Chourio with a first-inning triple off Nick Martinez that just eluded a sliding Jonny DeLuca i n center field. The Rays pulled the infield in and William Contreras slapped a run-scoring single past third to score Yelich, making it 2-0. Chourio, who had singled in the first, did it again in the seventh to score Cooper Pratt with the Brewers' final run. The Rays pulled back within one run in the ninth inning following a game-ending double play that was overturned after replay review showed that Pratt's foot barely came off second base before he made the turn, but Megill struck out DeLuca to end the game. Relive the action as it happened here. Here is the complete schedule for the World Series: *If necessary Game 2 of the 2026 World Series can be seen on Fox . You can also stream the game on Fubo ( Stream Free Now ). Game 2 of the 2026 World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers will start around 8 p.m. ET . Game 1 started closer to 8:15 p.m. ET, but that had to account for the lengthy pregame ceremony to open the series. Tonight will likely have a more prompt start time. Game 1 was a doozy, and in so many ways lived up to everything we wanted from this World Series. Sure, the best pitcher in baseball wasn't especially dominant, and there were some unusual outs on the bases, but the Brewers and Rays played a thriller that came down to the final batter with the tying run at third base. There were no homers, but each team manufactured runs and battled at the plate. There were jaw-dropping moments and standout performances. William Contreras was excellent. Aaron Ashby was dominant. Trevor Megill got a strikeout when he needed it. And we get to do it again tonight. With the Brewers holding an early lead in the series, Game 2 will be back at American Family Field in Milwaukee, except this time, the Rays will have their ace, Drew Rasmussen , on the mound against Brewers rookie Logan Henderson . We expected some hard-nosed, old-school baseball in this World Series. We got it in Game 1. Now, we get to see what Game 2 has in store.