ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA — Ben Williamson's pinch-hit single in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. The Brewers lead the series three games to one.
Milwaukee was three outs from its first championship. Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt led off the top of the 12th with a home run for a 3-2 lead.
In the bottom half, Junior Caminero reached on a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz. Liam Hicks singled, and Jonny DeLuca singled to center to score pinch-runner Cedric Mullins with the tying run. Chandler Simpson's single loaded the bases with none out. Williamson, batting for Victor Mesa Jr., hit the first pitch he saw from Shane Drohan into right field.
The teams were tied 2-2 from the fifth inning through the 11th, according to MLB's official line score. Pratt finished with four hits. Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby threw 2 1/3 more scoreless innings, giving him 18 straight scoreless innings this postseason. MLB says that is a record for a reliever in a single postseason, passing Andrew Miller's 16 in 2016.
The Rays are the fifth team to force a Game 5 in a World Series after trailing 3-0. None of the first four forced a Game 6. Milwaukee will start Jacob Misiorowski in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, set for 8 p.m. Eastern.
It took 4 hours and 20 minutes, and it bought the Rays one more night.
Source: MLB.com
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