The Brewers found their breakthrough in the top of the 12th, and it came off the bat of a rookie who has made himself impossible to ignore. Cooper Pratt opened the inning against Ian Seymour and drilled a hanging 2-2 curveball deep to left field, putting Milwaukee in front 3-2 in Game 4 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
It was Pratt’s first career postseason home run, and easily the biggest swing of his life. The shortstop finished with four hits in five at-bats on the night, continuing a performance that has turned him into the Brewers’ latest unlikely answer when the pressure is highest.
Milwaukee now needs three more outs to finish off the franchise’s first World Series title.
That clutch blast fits a pattern for the Brewers in this series. In Game 2, Sal Frelick - who hit four home runs during the regular season - delivered the go-ahead homer to complete Milwaukee’s comeback. Pratt, meanwhile, came into this moment with only three regular-season homers in 74 games, which makes his sudden rise all the more striking.
His journey to this point has not been a long one. Not long ago, Pratt was still in the minor leagues, and he also drew manager Pat Murphy’s criticism for what was described as a lack of hustle on a few plays, a stretch that led to him being benched.
Now he’s in the middle of a chance to become a Brewers legend. At 22, Pratt has already delivered the kind of moment most players spend a career chasing, and the only question left is whether Milwaukee can finish the job in the bottom of the 12th.
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