On a humid October night in St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Rays refused to let the World Series slip away, scoring twice in the bottom of the 13th to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 and keep their season breathing. It is the kind of late turn that baseball has always offered the team that has nothing left to lose, a reminder that a championship can be three outs from certainty and still not be settled. The series now stands tied, and Milwaukee, which had waited four decades to return to this stage, must wait a little longer for its first title.
Rays Force Game 5 With Thrilling 13th-Inning Walk-Off Over Brewers in World Series Game 4
The last player on the bench delivered the pinch-hit single that won it.
Mark
Milwaukee was three outs away. How does a team recover from that?
Mimi
One batter at a time. An error put Caminero on, Hicks singled, DeLuca tied it, Simpson loaded the bases, and Williamson won it.
Luke
Worth being exact there. The error is what started the rally. The Rays needed the mistake, and the report doesn't say which Brewers player made it.
Mark
Williamson was the last man on the bench. Does that matter?
Mimi
It shows how thin Tampa Bay's options were. They had used everyone else, and he came through with a pinch-hit single.
Luke
Agreed, though that is the story's framing. The facts are that he pinch-hit and he won the game.
Mark
What about Drohan?
Mimi
He hadn't pitched in a month because of injury issues and a poor last outing, and he gave up the lead in the 13th.
Luke
We don't know the reasoning behind using him, so I wouldn't read a decision into it.
Mark
And what comes next?
Mimi
Game 5 on Wednesday night, with the series tied and Milwaukee still chasing its first title.
Il Polso
- Milwaukee was three outs from history when Cooper Pratt's solo homer in the 13th seemed to hand the Brewers the lead.
- An error opened the bottom of the 13th, and a chain of hits turned the Rays' desperation into a bases-loaded moment with nobody out.
- Ben Williamson, the last bench option left, stepped up as a pinch hitter and delivered the winning single, sending Tropicana Field into celebration.
- The series is now tied at two games apiece, with Game 5 set for Wednesday night and Milwaukee still chasing its first championship.
On a humid October night in St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Rays refused to let the World Series slip away, scoring twice in the bottom of the 13th to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 and keep their season breathing. It is the kind of late turn that baseball has always offered the team that has nothing left to lose, a reminder that a championship can be three outs from certainty and still not be settled. The series now stands tied, and Milwaukee, which had waited four decades to return to this stage, must wait a little longer for its first title.
The Tampa Bay Rays are still alive. In Game 4 of the World Series at Tropicana Field, they scored twice in the bottom of the 13th inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 and avoid a sweep.
Milwaukee had been three outs from its first championship in franchise history. The score was tied 2-2 until Cooper Pratt, just 22, hit a solo homer in the top of the 13th that seemed to settle it.
The Rays answered with an error that put Junior Caminero on base, then a single, then an RBI single from Jonny DeLuca that tied the game. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Ben Williamson, the last player left on Tampa Bay's bench, came up as a pinch hitter and singled to win it. It was the Rays' first win of the series, and it forces Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The Tampa Bay Rays are still alive. In Game 4 of the World Series at Tropicana Field, they scored twice in the bottom of the 13th inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 and avoid a sweep.
Milwaukee had been three outs from the first championship in franchise history. The game was tied 2-2 until the top of the 13th, when 22-year-old Cooper Pratt hit a solo home run to left field. It capped a 4-for-5 night that also included an RBI double earlier in the game.
The Rays' answer began with an error that put Junior Caminero on base to open the bottom of the inning. Liam Hicks singled and moved Caminero to third. Jonny DeLuca followed with an RBI single to center field to tie the game at 3-3. Chandler Simpson, who had started the scoring with an RBI double, loaded the bases with nobody out.
That brought up Ben Williamson, the last player left on the Rays' bench after Tampa Bay had used every other option to keep the season going. He delivered a pinch-hit single to win it. It was the Rays' first win of the series, and it forces Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The early innings had set up a tense night for Tampa Bay. Game 3 on Monday had been a hard loss at home, with the Brewers scoring eight runs with two outs in the fifth inning. Simpson gave the Rays the first run of Game 4 with a double down the right field line off Brewers starter Dustin May, scoring DeLuca. Pratt tied it with a two-out double of his own.
In the bottom of the fourth, DeLuca put a ball in play and Brewers third baseman David Hamilton threw it away, allowing Caminero to score for a 2-1 Rays lead. Hamilton made up for it in the top of the fifth, leading off with a solo home run to right-center off Griffin Jax, whose solid start ended there. Neither bullpen allowed a run after that, which sent the game to extra innings.
Shane Drohan took the mound for Milwaukee in the 13th. He had not pitched in a month because of injury issues and a poor outing the last time he appeared. He could not hold the lead Pratt had given the Brewers.
Milwaukee has been dominant this October. The Brewers had the best regular-season record at 103-59 and had swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. Their only postseason loss before Game 4 was Game 3 of the ALDS against the San Diego Padres. They last reached the World Series in 1982, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals, and had waited 44 years to return.
The series now stands tied, with Game 5 set for Wednesday night. Milwaukee is still looking for its first title.
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