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Rays' comeback extra-innings victory in World Series Game 4 gives team kernel of hope, history shows

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In World Series Game 4, the Tampa Bay Rays overcame a daunting 3-0 deficit by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings, securing their first win of the series. This rare feat places them among only three other teams in history that have avoided elimination with an extra-inning victory from such a disadvantaged position. Despite this morale boost and historical context, the Rays still face significant challenges ahead as they prepare to face another tough opponent in Game 5.

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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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Only one team in MLB history has come back to win a series being down 3-0 – the 2004 Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees.

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Rays' comeback extra-innings victory in World Series Game 4 gives team kernel of hope, history shows · assertive framing

Claims (24 extracted, 3 hedged)

The Tampa Bay Rays entered Tuesday night in the worst position in sports – down 3-0 in the World Series with a nearly impossible hill to climb to achieve the improbable. asserted

Rays → enter → improbable

The Rays took care of business in Game 4, topping the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings to pick up their first win of the series. asserted

Rays → take → series

Only one team in MLB history has come back to win a series being down 3-0 – the 2004 Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. asserted

team → come → Yankees

The Red Sox went on to win the title and end the "Curse of the Bambino." asserted

Sox → go → Bambino

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain

page → contain → partners

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain

News → sign → wager

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted

that → create → newsroom

Tampa Bay’s victory in Game 4 put the team in good company. asserted

victory → put → company

The Rays became the fourth team in World Series history to avoid elimination with an extra-inning comeback, according to Opta STATS. uncertain

Rays → become → STATS

The franchise joined the 1912 Red Sox, 1986 New York Mets and 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. asserted

franchise → join → Sox

Each of those three teams won the World Series. asserted

Each → win → Series

"We've got a lot of fight in us. asserted

We → get → us

We’re never going to shy away," Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson said. asserted

Simpson → go → ?

"We were going to keep fighting until the end — the last inning, the last out, the last play, the last pitch." asserted

We → go → end

The Rays trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the 12th. asserted

Rays → trail → 12th

An error from the Brewers gave the Rays enough momentum to load the bases. asserted

error → give → bases

Ben Williamson came through in the clutch, hitting a single the other way and plating Nick Fortes. asserted

Williamson → come → Fortes

"It just shows the resiliency of this group," Williamson said. asserted

Williamson → show → group

"We continue to fight, and that’s been the motto this series and this full season, is just fight. asserted

that → continue → ?

" Winning Game 5 sure as hell isn’t going to be easy. asserted

Game → win → hell

Two-time All-Star and National League Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski will take the bump for the Brewers. asserted

Misiorowski → take → Brewers

He allowed one run on four hits in five innings as the Brewers won Game 1. asserted

Brewers → allow → Game

Now, Misiorowski can send his team home happy or a little worried about a potential historic comeback. asserted

Misiorowski → send → comeback

The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted

Press → contribute → report