Brandon Lowe hit two home runs and the Tampa Bay Rays showed their resiliency in a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers that knotted the World Series at one game apiece on Wednesday.

Joey Wendle drove in three runs for the Rays, who will try to maintain momentum in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's championship showcase on Friday.

Blake Snell was outstanding on the mound, holding the Dodgers without a hit over more than four innings before giving up a walk and a home run in the fifth.

But homers for Chris Taylor, Will Smith and Corey Seager weren't enough for the Dodgers, who were coming off a dominant 8-3 victory in game one on Tuesday at the neutral site of Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

"I don't think anyone in our clubhouse thought this series was over," Lowe said. "We had to show up and take care of business, and we came out there and played our game."

Lowe, a stalwart of the Rays offense as they built the best regular-season record in the American League, was 6-for-52 through the first three rounds of the playoffs, and was 0-for-4 at the plate in game one.

He gave the Rays an early lead when he belted a fastball from Dodgers rookie starter Tony Gonsolin over the left centerfield wall for a solo homer with one out in the first inning.

"Pure joy," Lowe said of the reaction in the dugout.

Lowe became the first player to hit two opposite-field home runs in one World Series game, but he said he didn't go to the plate seeking to hit it out of the park.

The Rays are seeking a first championship, having fallen in their only prior World Series appearance against Philadelphia in 2008.

Back in the World Series for the third time in four years, the Dodgers are in pursuit of their first title since 1988.