After Tampa Bay’s 4-3, 12-inning win over Milwaukee in Game 4 of the World Series, attention quickly turned to the pitcher the Rays might hand the ball to next. One of the names in the mix is Drew Rasmussen, and he sounded ready if called upon for Game 5 on Wednesday.
Speaking after the win, Rasmussen said he feels “great” and added that he would “assume I'm in there,” according to Jorge Castillo of ESPN.
“I'm probably smoking hot, would be my guess. I mean, we haven't talked yet.
I feel great. So, I'm sure they're going to kick around some ideas in there for a little bit, but I would assume I'm in there,” Rasmussen said.
Rasmussen’s most recent outing came in Game 2, when he lasted 3.2 innings and allowed three earned runs on six hits. He also struck out four and walked two in what he later called a rough night.
“I thought early on my command wasn’t very good,” Rasmussen said after his rough outing, via Sports Illustrated. “I felt like I was falling behind far too often to expect good results. And then from there, they found themselves in some hitters’ counts and were able to find holes.”
Tampa Bay finally got its first World Series win in dramatic fashion. After Cooper Pratt put Milwaukee ahead with a home run in the top of the 12th, the Rays answered in the bottom half with a flurry of hits. Jonny DeLuca tied the game, and Ben Williamson delivered the RBI base hit that ended it.
Nick Martinez believed the comeback can keep rolling, saying the Rays “can win four in a row,” via ESPN.
Whether Rasmussen gets the nod or not, Tampa Bay heads into Game 5 still fighting to keep the series alive.
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