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Logan Henderson's incredible streak at American Family Field is on the line in Game 2 of World Series

The rookie right-hander likes pitching in front of the home crowd.
ByOwen Jonas
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Jul 22, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Logan Henderson (43) throws a pitch in the first inning against the New York Mets at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
Jul 22, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Logan Henderson (43) throws a pitch in the first inning against the New York Mets at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

After winning their first World Series in 44 years on Friday night with Cy Young-favorite Jacob Misiorowski on the bump, the Milwaukee Brewers will turn to rookie right-hander Logan Henderson on Saturday night with hopes of taking a 2-0 series lead over the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays.

Henderson, who made his postseason debut in Game 2 of this year's NLDS, will be making his third career playoff start tonight and is hoping to put a frustrating NLCS outing behind him. While Henderson didn't necessarily pitch poorly in his NLCS start against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a wild pitch and a pair of throwing errors to first base put a damper on his outing, which still ended in a Brewers' victory.

That Brewers' win, which was the second of their four-game sweep of the Dodgers, continued an incredible streak to start Henderson's MLB career. Including his two postseason starts this year, Henderson has made 12 career starts at American Family Field, and the Brewers haven't lost a single one of them. Henderson himself is 8-0 in those starts and holds a 0-0 record during the postseason, but he's clearly given the Brewers a chance to win in 12 consecutive starts at their home ballpark.

Brewers seeking 13th consecutive win in games Logan Henderson starts at American Family Field

Now, on baseball's biggest stage, Henderson and the Brewers will try to extend that impressive streak to a 13th game. Doing so will require Pat Murphy's squad to take down Rays' ace Drew Rasmussen, who owns a 1.29 ERA in three postseason starts this year. Rasmussen, who made his debut for the Brewers back in 2020 before being traded to Tampa Bay for Willy Adames the following year, tossed an eight-shutout innings with 10 strikeouts in his ALDS start against the New York Yankees, and followed it with a pair of quality starts against the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS. His postseason performance, however, is by no means a fluke -- Rasmussen maintained a 2.67 ERA in 30 starts this year, and boasted a 2.76 ERA in 31 outings a season ago.

Therefore, given the consistency of both Rasmussen and Henderson over the last two years, the safe bet is a low-scoring pitchers' duel in Game 2 of the World Series tonight. Henderson still has yet to allow more than three earned runs in a start during his young major-league career, a stat that also included unearned runs before his NLCS start against the Dodgers. Henderson hadn't allowed more than three runs, earned or unearned, in a start before last week, but his own unforced errors caused him to allow a pair of each.

The Brewers are hoping to build a commanding 2-0 series lead, just as they have in each of their first two postseason series this year. Such an accomplishment would undoubtedly put them in an admirable position as they head to Tampa Bay for Game 3 on Monday night. Former Brewers ace Freddy Peralta and technically-rookie southpaw Robert Gasser are scheduled to pitch in Game 3. Both have impressed in the postseason thus far, setting up what should be another strong pitching display in the Brewers' first road game of the 2026 World Series.

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