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Rays rally in 12th inning to beat Brewers and stave off World Series sweep

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Rays rally in 12th inning to beat Brewers and stave off World Series sweep. (2026, October 28). The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/28/rays-brewers-world-series-game-four-12th-inning-rally

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In a dramatic World Series game on Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in the 12th inning to avoid being swept. The decisive rally began with an error by Joey Ortiz and included singles from Jonny DeLuca and Ben Williamson that drove home the tying and winning runs. Despite Cooper Pratt’s earlier home run giving the Brewers a late lead, the Rays' comeback kept them alive for Game 5 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. This makes Tampa Bay one of only five teams to win after falling behind 3-0 in World Series history.
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The Tampa Bay Rays kept their World Series hopes alive by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers with a late-game, 4-3 win in extra innings on October 28, forcing Game 5 of the series. The decisive plays occurred in the bottom of the 12th inning when Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs to clinch the victory for Tampa Bay after six scoreless innings following a tie at three. This win staved off World Series elimination, as the Rays had previously lost Games 3 and 4 before this dramatic comeback.

Game 5 was played on October 28 in St. Petersburg, with the Brewers aiming to finish the series but facing another challenge from their resilient opponents. The game started at 8:08 p.m. local time and concluded past midnight after a tense, 4-hour and 20-minute contest.

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Brewers Game 5 Milwaukee Tampa Bay the World Series

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Milwaukee GPE · 6× Pratt PERSON · 4× Brewers ORG · 3× Hamilton PERSON · 3× Tampa Bay GPE · 3× Caminero PERSON · 2× DeLuca PERSON · 2× Frelick PERSON · 2× Seymour ORG · 2× Jonny DeLuca PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that forced Game 5.
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🔮 Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that forced Game 5.
2026-10-28 · The Guardian
Rays rally in 12th inning to beat Brewers and stave off World Series sweep · assertive framing

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Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that forced Game 5. asserted
that → single → Game
Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th for his fourth hit of the game as Milwaukee neared a sweep and their first World Series title. asserted
Milwaukee → hit → sweep
But the Rays, also seeking their first championship, rallied in the bottom half after a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz on Junior Caminero’s leadoff grounder against reliever Antonio Senzatela. asserted
Rays → seek → Senzatela
Liam Hicks singled off Shane Drohan, who relieved in his first appearance since 15 October, and DeLuca’s single to center drove in pinch-runner Cedric Mullins to tie the score at 3. asserted
single → single → 3
Chandler Simpson’s single loaded the bases and Milwaukee employed a five-man infield with the infield in. asserted
infield → load → infield
Williamson, who had been 1 for 15 in the postseason, hit a chopper over first baseman Jake Bauers and into right field. asserted
who → hit → field
Tampa Bay became just the fifth of 26 teams that fell behind 3-0 in the World Series to win Game 4. asserted
that → become → Game
The previous four lost Game 5. asserted
four → lose → Game
Of 43 teams to trail 3-0 in any best-of-seven postseason matchup, the only one that rebounded to win was the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series. asserted
that → trail → Series
Tampa Bay ended an eight-game winning streak by the Brewers, who were bidding to become only the second team to sweep a League Championship Series and the World Series. asserted
who → end → Series
David Hamilton also homered for the Brewers. asserted
Hamilton → homer → Brewers
Jackson Chourio had a single and double, improving to 10 for 20 in the Series. asserted
Chourio → have → Series
Pratt, a 22-year-old rookie whose go-ahead hit sparked the Brewers to a 5-4 win in Game 2, drove a slider into the left-field seats against Seymour. asserted
hit → go → Seymour
Pratt had tied the score at 1 with an RBI double in the second. asserted
Pratt → tie → second
Milwaukee players bounded out of the dugout to greet Pratt, who debuted in June and became the first rookie to hit an extra-inning homer in the World Series. asserted
who → bound → Series
Seymour had allowed Frelick’s tying homer in Game 2. asserted
Seymour → allow → Game
Milwaukee fans in the crowd of 40,514, many waving yellow towels and some wearing cheeseheads, brought a Badger State feel to Tropicana Field. asserted
many → wave → Field
Tampa Bay returned to their white home jerseys, a day after playing in Devil Rays throwbacks. asserted
Bay → return → throwbacks
Simpson hit an RBI double off starter Dustin May in the second, but Milwaukee tied the score in the fourth against Griffin Jax when Frelick hit a two-out single and came around on Pratt’s double. uncertain
Frelick → hit → double
Caminero singled leading off the bottom half to chase May and advanced on a groundout. uncertain
Caminero → single → groundout
DeLuca hit a hard grounder to Hamilton and Caminero twisted toward the grass to avoid the third baseman’s tag, then came home when Hamilton bounced his throw past Bauers for an error. asserted
Hamilton → hit → error
Hamilton, Milwaukee’s No 9 hitter, drove an 0-2 fastball at the letters from Jax into the right-field seats for his second home run of the postseason – half his regular-season total and just his second since 6 June. asserted
Hamilton → drive → June
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