Rays win World Series Game 4 on a cinematic 12th-inning walk-off

The Tampa Bay Rays still have life.

Tampa Bay won Game 4 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night in dramatic fashion. They needed 12 innings to earn a come-from-behind 4-3 victory in front of their home crowd at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. and trim Milwaukee’s advantage in the series to 3-1.

After the game went into extras tied 2-2, the Brewers got what they thought was a World Series-winning home run in the top of the 12th by rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt. But the Rays managed to pull a rabbit of their hat in the bottom of the frame.

Tampa Bay star Junior Caminero led off the bottom of the 12th reaching on an error from Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz. Liam Hicks and Jonny DeLuca then followed with consecutive singles to tie the game at 3-3.

With still nobody out, Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson initially tried to bunt the winning run over into scoring position. But after failing to make contact before picking up two strikes, Simpson swung the bat instead and got a base hit himself.

That then set the table for Tampa Bay teammate Ben Williamson to win the game. Williamson managed to beat a five-man Milwaukee infield by chopping a base hit the other way off Brewers pitcher Shane Drohan to earn the walk-off victory.