Rays stun Brewers with rally in 12th inning and force World Series Game 5
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Rays → stun → Game
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 that forced Game 5
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that → single → ST
Milwaukee was three outs from its first World Series title when Junior Camerino started the bottom of the 12th inning with a grounder to third.
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Camerino → start → third
Thousands of Brewers fans who trekked to Tropicana Field to witness the long-awaited moment started to cheer.
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who → trek → moment
Third baseman Joey Ortiz bounced the throw, and the ball glanced off first baseman Jake Bauers’ mitt for an error.
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ball → bounce → error
One of the most stunning rallies in World Series history started to unfold.
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One → start → history
Liam Hicks, Jonny DeLuca, Chandler Simpson and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson followed with consecutive singles in a 15-pitch span against rookie Shane Drohan, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off elimination Tuesday night with a 4-3 win that forced Game 5.
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that → follow → Game
“Sometimes the game tests you.
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game → test → you
Sometimes the game makes you want to dig deep,” Brewers captain Christian Yelich said.
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Yelich → make → ?
“It’s all part of the journey, all part of the experience, and that’s part of our story.”
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that → ’ → story
Milwaukee rookie Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th for a 3-2 lead, sending the Brewers sprinting out of the dugout in excitement as they sensed completing the first Series sweep since 2012.
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they → hit → 2012
Milwaukee's bullpen, led by seven outs from Aaron Ashby, had combined for seven straight scoreless innings, before Caminero reached against Antonio Senzatela.
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Caminero → lead → Senzatela
Ortiz grimaced.
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Ortiz → grimace → ?
“I've got to make that play," he said.
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he → get → play
Caminero appeared to hurt his left foot but stayed in the game.
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Caminero → appear → game
Brewers manager Pat Murphy brought in Drohan, a 27-year-old left-hander who had not pitched since a one-inning start in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 15.
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who → bring → Oct.
With Pratt shifted toward second for the left-handed batter, Hicks hit an opposite-field grounder through the vacated shortstop hole and into left field as Caminero slid headfirst into third.
“For just regular D, that's right at Coop,” Drohan said of the defensive alignment.
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Drohan → shift → alignment
Pinch-runner Cedric Mullins replaced Caminero before DeLuca, who had made sparkling catches to deny Yelich in the third and William Contreras in the fourth, hit a grounder past the mound as Drohan tried in vain to make a behind-the-back snag.
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Drohan → replace → snag
The ball bounced into center as Mullins tied the score at 3.
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Mullins → bounce → 3
Nick Fortes ran at second for the slower Hicks.
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Fortes → run → Hicks
After missing a bunt attempt and pulling back another while taking a called strike, Simpson lined a single into center, loading the bases.
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Simpson → miss → bases
Sal Frelick moved in from left to form a five-man infield, with three defenders on the left side and everyone playing in.
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Frelick → move → side
Williamson, who had been 1 for 15 in the postseason, batted for Victor Mesa Jr.
"It’s what you dream of as a player to be in that spot,” Williamson said.
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Williamson → bat → spot
On the game's 367th pitch, he hit a chopper that kicked up chalk from the foul line 7 feet from home plate.
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that → hit → plate
The ball bounded high over Bauers and onto the grass in short right field.
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ball → bound → field
Fortes sprinted across the plate with the winning run, then headed toward first to join his jumping teammates in foul territory.
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Fortes → sprint → territory
“That was totally what I told him to do,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said, drawing laughs.
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Cash → tell → laughs
Drohan walked off, his head bowed.
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head → walk → ?
I’m human," he said softly.
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he → ’m → ?
“I knew what I was walking into.
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I → know → what
I just didn’t do the job there.”
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I → do → job
Tampa Bay became the fourth team in World Series history to avoid elimination with an extra-inning comeback, according to OptaSTATS, joining the 1912 Boston Red Sox, 1986 New York Mets and 2011 St. Louis Cardinals — who all went on to win titles.
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who → become → titles
“We've got a lot of fight in us.
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We’re never going to shy away," Simpson said.
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Simpson → go → ?
“We were going to keep fighting until the end — the last inning, the last out, the last play, the last pitch."
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We → go → end
Game 5 in the best-of-seven matchup is Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, with NL Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski scheduled to start for the Brewers.
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Misiorowski → schedule → Brewers
Cash said he hadn't decided on a starter yet.
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he → say → starter
Tampa Bay became just the fifth of 26 teams that fell behind 3-0 in the World Series to win Game 4.
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that → become → Game
The previous four lost Game 5.
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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 AL Championship Series.
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that → trail → Series
…and 25 more, not listed.
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