The Tampa Bay Rays are still hanging around.
Down 3-1 in the World Series, Tampa Bay pulled out a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, surviving a wild 12-inning Game 4 and giving its home crowd one more reason to believe. The Rays erased a late deficit and turned what looked like a Brewers breakthrough into a walk-off finish in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Milwaukee appeared to have the game in hand when rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt connected for what the Brewers believed was a World Series-winning homer in the top of the 12th. Instead, the Rays answered when it mattered most.
Junior Caminero opened the bottom half by reaching on an error from Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz. Liam Hicks and Jonny DeLuca followed with back-to-back singles to pull Tampa Bay even at 3-3.
With nobody out, Chandler Simpson first tried to drop down a bunt to move the winning run into scoring position. After falling behind with two strikes and not getting the bunt down, he changed approach and delivered a base hit of his own.
That set up Ben Williamson, who finished the job by chopping a ball the other way off Brewers pitcher Shane Drohan and slipping it past a five-man Milwaukee infield for the walk-off hit.
The Rays also got some help from the umpires earlier in the night, but they still earned the win with a gritty, cinematic comeback. Game 5 is set for Wednesday, and Tampa Bay will try once again to keep its season alive at home.
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