Pratt Rises: Most likely Hero gives Brewers 2-0 Series lead

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Most of the time, life is not a storybook. The problem in Act No is tied to the arc in Act Three. Yesterday’s villain does not always become today’s hero; in fact, today they often stay in disrepute. But the fools must enter the gods for the redemption of the bow of Saturn’s night. Cooper Pratt was the shooter for Tampa Bay’s first run in Game 2, and then the hero of Milwaukee’s late response as the Brewers held on for a 5-4 victory that gave them a 2-0 lead in the World Series.

Before the raucous Milwaukee fans had even settled into their seats, Pratt got an easy chance to open the game, weak baseman Yandy Díaz’s bat. But Pratt had done himself a disservice by waiting too long to commit. He got to the ball late, rushed his shot, and dug it into the ditch on the hop. As it was, the pressure was on, and the Brewers fell – by a whopping four runs, in fact. After consecutive scoring singles, Liam Hicks painted Logan Henderson up Wisconsin Ave for a two-run bomb:

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