Rays battle from brink in 12th inning to stun Brewers and stave off World Series sweep
The Guardian • • sports
Key Points:
- The Tampa Bay Rays avoided World Series elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in a dramatic 12th-inning rally, forcing a Game 5 in the best-of-seven series.
- Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run for Milwaukee in the 12th inning, but the Rays capitalized on a throwing error and timely singles by Jonny DeLuca and Ben Williamson to score two runs and secure the win.
- Tampa Bay became just the fifth team in World Series history to win Game 4 after trailing 3-0 in the series, although no team has ever come back to win the championship from such a deficit.
- Brewers rookie Pratt, who had a strong Game 2 performance, and David Hamilton both homered for Milwaukee, while the Rays showed resilience despite Junior Caminero leaving the game with a foot injury.
- Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday at Tropicana Field, with Brewers’ NL Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski expected to start, while Rays manager Kevin Cash has yet to announce his starter.
