The Latest: Lowe homer gives Rays early 1-0 lead in Game 2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Game 2 of the World Series (all times local):

7:26 p.m.

Brandon Lowe hit a home run in the first inning to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 1-0 lead, the first time they have been ahead in this World Series.

There was a lot of Dodger blue among the roughly 11,000 fans, the maximum being allowed in Globe Life Field because of COVID-19.

Chants of “Let’s Go Dodgers!” broke out in the top of the first, but those quieted significantly when Lowe — batting .107 this postseason — went the opposite way to left-center for his one-out homer that made it 1-0.

After that, the smaller group of Rays fans in attendance could be heard chanting “Ji-Man Choi!” when their first baseman came up before striking out to end the inning against LA rookie right-hander Tony Gonsolin.

Lefty Blake Snell, the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner, pitched a 1-2-3 first that included two strikeouts. He struck out 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts and Justin Turner, those Ks sandwiching a deep flyout by NLCS MVP Corey Seager.

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7:04 p.m.

The Los Angeles Dodgers try to take a 2-0 World Series lead against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Forty-five of the 56 teams winning the first two games went on to the title, including 18 of the last 19. The exception was the 1996 Atlanta Braves, who won the first two game at Yankee Stadium, then lost four in a row.

Not wanting to use ace Walker Buehler after a seven-game NL Championship Series that had games on seven straight days, the Dodgers started reliever Tony Gonsolin, who threw 41 pitches over two innings in Sunday night’s 4-3 win over the Braves in Game 7.

Dustin May, who threw 18 pitches over one inning in Game 7, is a possibility to follow along with left-hander Julio Urías, who threw 39 pitches over three innings in Game 7.

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