Rays beat Brewers in 12th inning to force World Series Game 5
Ben Williamson’s walk-off single kept Tampa Bay in the World Series after Milwaukee took the lead in the 12th. The Brewers still lead the series 3-1.
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in 12 innings at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, October 27, avoiding a World Series sweep and forcing Game 5. Milwaukee still leads the best-of-seven series 3-1, The Guardian reported.
Milwaukee moved ahead in the top of the 12th when rookie Cooper Pratt homered off Ian Seymour. It was Pratt’s fourth hit of the game, according to The Guardian, but Tampa Bay answered in the bottom half to keep its season alive.
How the Rays won in the 12th inning
An error on Junior Caminero’s ground ball started the Rays’ rally, The Big Lead reported. Liam Hicks then singled, and Jonny DeLuca’s hit to center brought home pinch-runner Cedric Mullins to tie the game at 3, according to The Guardian. Chandler Simpson singled to load the bases before pinch-hitter Ben Williamson sent a chopper over first baseman Jake Bauers and into right field for the winning run.
Williamson entered that at-bat with one hit in 15 postseason attempts, The Guardian reported. His single denied Milwaukee its first World Series title in Game 4 and ended the Brewers’ eight-game winning streak. Milwaukee had won the first three games of this series, including a 10-1 victory on Monday.
Milwaukee’s lead and the Game 5 stakes
The Brewers remain one victory from the championship. Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, at Tropicana Field, with Milwaukee visiting Tampa Bay. The Guardian lists first pitch for 8 p.m. US Eastern time. A Rays win would send the series back to Milwaukee for Game 6 on Friday; a Brewers win would end it.
Tampa Bay is the fifth of 26 World Series teams to lose the first three games and then win Game 4, according to The Guardian. Each of the previous four lost Game 5. The broader postseason precedent is the 2004 Boston Red Sox, the only team among 43 to recover from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series and win it.
Caminero appeared to hurt himself running to first in the 12th and was replaced by Mullins after reaching third, The Big Lead reported. Rays manager Kevin Cash said in a Fox postgame interview that Caminero would play on one leg in Game 5 if necessary, according to The Big Lead. His diagnosis and availability for Wednesday’s game were not immediately clear.
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Sources and context
- Rays find bats, win walkoff in 12th inningThe Big Lead, republished by Yahoo Sports
- Rays rally in 12th inning to beat Brewers and stave off World Series sweepThe Guardian
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