Rays walk off Brewers in 12th, force Game 5 — SkimNews
Get the Sports newsletter
Daily sports — scores, transfers, the storylines from the leagues you actually follow. Free.
- Ben Williamson pinch-hit for Victor Mesa Jr. with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th and drove in the game-winning run with a walk-off single to right, his first hit of the World Series and second of the postseason.
- Junior Caminero reached first on a throwing error by Joey Ortiz to open the Rays' bottom-of-the-12th rally, followed by singles from Liam Hicks, Jonny DeLuca and Chandler Simpson.
- Cooper Pratt hit a solo home run in the top of the 12th that briefly gave Milwaukee the edge before the Rays rallied.
- Tampa Bay Rays used six relievers to hold the Brewers to one run over eight innings, outlasting Milwaukee in a game that reached 205 pitches.
- Nick Martinez, the Rays' would-be Game 5 starter, pitched two scoreless innings out of the bullpen and closer Bryan Baker followed with two more scoreless innings, leaving the club's Game 5 pitching plan unclear.
- Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee's 24-year-old ace, starts Game 5 after allowing just four runs across three postseason starts, though he has yet to record an out in the sixth inning.
- Aaron Ashby threw seven outs in Game 4 alongside DL Hall (five) and Abner Uribe (six), and the Brewers' availability of all three for Game 5 is up in the air.
Why it matters: Milwaukee still leads the series 3-1, but the Rays won Game 4 by deploying their planned Game 5 starter Nick Martinez and closer Bryan Baker in relief, while the Brewers burned DL Hall, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby — leaving all three questionable for the fifth game. A 205-pitch night drained both clubs before Misiorowski takes the ball.
Ask SkimNews
