Down, but not out: Brewers’ plate approach launches them to success

The Brewers defeated the Rays 5-4 in Game 2 of the World Series by wearing down Tampa Bay's pitching staff through extended at-bats and disciplined plate approaches. Milwaukee fouled off 44 pitches total, including 22 in two-strike counts, forcing Rays pitchers to throw high pitch counts early in the game. Aaron Ashby continued his dominant postseason performance with 15.2 innings pitched, five hits allowed, and 17 strikeouts, now second in MLB history for consecutive scoreless innings to start the postseason. The Brewers' offensive strategy of prolonging at-bats proved particularly effective against high-velocity pitchers, as they've faced 10 of the top 100 pitchers by whiff percentage during their postseason run.

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