3 years earlier, Cooper Pratt was playing high school baseball. On Saturday night, he drove in the consent run in Game 2 of the World Series.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the Fall Classic, rallying from a 4-0 deficit after the very first inning.
Pratt’s single to best field in the seventh scored Brice Turang and put Milwaukee in front for excellent. Talking To FOX Sports’ Tom Verducci after the video game, Pratt explained how he approached the game-changing at-bat.
“There was a runner on third, so I was looking to get something up, and then got down 1-1 and chased a little,” Pratt stated. “Heart rate was going, and I got back in, breathed, calmed down, and just looked for a pitch that I could handle. And I stayed inside it and went over first base, and I was pretty pumped up, man. It was pretty electric.”
The win was Milwaukee’s seventh return triumph of this postseason. It was likewise the 2nd time the Brewers have actually eliminated a four-run deficit in the playoffs, after they returned from 4-0 to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the NLCS and finish a sweep.
Verducci asked Pratt what the trick behind those returns.
“As long as there’s game left, we have a chance, and I think we’ve all bought into that,” Pratt stated. “We’re never out of it, and anytime that there’s still innings on the board and we still got at-bats, we still have a chance, especially with this bullpen and these guys, man. It’s special.”
That bullpen ended up the task. Aaron Ashby got the last 5 outs, consisting of a ninth inning that started with the connecting work on 2nd base and no one out. Pratt stated he never ever fretted.
“There was never a doubt, man. There wasn’t a lick of confidence gone when he’s on the mound,” Pratt stated. “He’s been doing it all postseason. He’s a dog, man. He’s a dog.”
The Brewers are now 2 wins from a World Series title.
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