Tampa Bay Rallies Past Milwaukee in 12 Innings to Force Game 5
The Tampa Bay Rays staved off elimination with a 4-3, 12-inning win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the World Series at Tropicana Field, overturning a go-ahead home run from rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt to extend the series. Tampa Bay trailed 3-0 in the best-of-seven series entering the night and now forces a Game 5.
Pratt put Milwaukee ahead in the 12th with a 396-foot solo home run off reliever Ian Seymour, his fourth hit of a 4-for-5 night. He had also driven in the Brewers' first run with a fourth-inning double. But Tampa Bay answered in the bottom half of the inning, aided by a fielding error and four consecutive singles that brought home the winning run and emptied the Rays' dugout in celebration. Earlier, a throwing error by Milwaukee third baseman David Hamilton had allowed Junior Caminero to score the go-ahead run in the fourth, before Hamilton tied the game with a home run of his own the following inning. bet on futsal matches online
Milwaukee's bullpen, the top-performing relief corps of this postseason, had held the Rays scoreless across eight innings before the rally, with closer Aaron Ashby extending his scoreless playoff relief streak before Tampa Bay finally broke through in the 12th. Only four of the previous 25 teams to fall behind 3-0 in a World Series had forced a Game 5; the Rays became the fifth.
Milwaukee is expected to start Jacob Misiorowski, who was held back from Tuesday's game, in Game 5 as the Brewers look to close out their first World Series title since reaching the Fall Classic in 1982. Tampa Bay has not announced its starter, though Drew Rasmussen could be an option on short rest after Nick Martinez worked in relief during Game 4. None of the four previous teams to force a Game 5 from a 3-0 deficit have gone on to win Game 6.
