Rays Beat Brewers in World Series Game 4 to Avoid Sweep

Milwaukee reached Game 4 with a chance to finish a sweep and claim its first World Series title. The Brewers had won the opening three games against Tampa Bay, capped by a 10-1 victory on Monday, October 26, according to Guardian Sport.

The series had already shown Milwaukee could win in different ways. In Game 2 on Saturday, October 24, the Brewers recovered from a four-run deficit to beat the Rays 5-4 and take a 2-0 series lead, Infobae reported.

With Tampa Bay down 2-0, Freddy Peralta faced his former club in Game 3, according to CBS Sports. The Rays needed a win to stop Milwaukee from moving within one victory of the championship.

Instead, Milwaukee broke Monday's game open with eight runs in the fifth inning. Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked the rally, Guardian Sport reported. According to CBC Top Stories, the Brewers became the first team to score eight runs with two outs in a World Series inning.

Chourio finished Game 3 with four hits in five at-bats, scored twice, stole a base and drove in a run, according to Japan Times. The 10-1 result left Tampa Bay facing elimination.

On Tuesday, October 27, the Rays finally interrupted Milwaukee's run. The Brewers took a lead in the 12th inning but could not hold it, Japan Times reported. Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in Tampa Bay's two-run rally, securing a 4-3 victory and forcing Game 5, according to the AP report carried by Top Stories.

Milwaukee leads the best-of-seven series 3-1. The Brewers still need one victory for their first World Series title, while Tampa Bay must win all three remaining games to take the championship, following the Game 4 result reported by Japan Times.

The Rays' escape also carried a pitching cost. They used their planned Game 5 starter in relief during Game 4, according to CBS Sports. They stayed alive, but the next game's pitching plans now bear watching.

Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, in St. Petersburg, according to Japan Times. Milwaukee gets another chance to close out the series; Tampa Bay again plays to avoid elimination.

The immediate question is how the Rays arrange their pitching after using their intended starter in Game 4. CBS Sports credited Nick Martinez and the bullpen with helping keep Tampa Bay alive, but the supplied coverage does not confirm a revised Game 5 starter.