--- title: "Rays survive Brewers 4-3 in 12 innings to force World Series Game 5" description: "Tampa Bay was down 0-3, and a walk-off chop over a drawn-in infield keeps the Series alive for Brewers and Rays fans alike." url: https://sports.skoop.news/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski--10-28/ published: 2026-10-28T23:27:58.324799-04:00 modified: 2026-10-28T23:27:58.324819-04:00 section: "Sports" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Game", "World Series", "Junior Caminero", "Nick Martinez", "Manager Pat Murphy", "Pinch-hitter Ben Williamson", "Reliever Ian Seymour", "Brewers", "Rays", "Rays'"] hashtags: ["#WorldSeries", "#JuniorCaminero", "#NickMartinez", "#sports", "#sportshighlights"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Tropicana_Field_touch_tank.jpg/1280px-Tropicana_Field_touch_tank.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # Rays survive Brewers 4-3 in 12 innings to force World Series Game 5 > Tampa Bay was down 0-3, and a walk-off chop over a drawn-in infield keeps the Series alive for Brewers and Rays fans alike. Published 2026-10-28 · Updated 2026-10-28 · Sports, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - The Rays were one loss from a sweep, and they beat the Brewers 4-3 in 12 innings to extend the postseason for at least one more game. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) - The Brewers went ahead first. Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead homer in the top of the 12th, the first playoff home run of his career. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) - Pratt went 4-for-5 on a night when his teammates combined for four hits. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) ## A walk-off that keeps the Series going The Rays were one loss from a sweep, and they beat the Brewers 4-3 in 12 innings to extend the postseason for at least one more game. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) It was Game 4 of the World Series, played Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) Pinch-hitter Ben Williamson ended it by bouncing a Baltimore chop into right field for the game-winning RBI. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) He chopped the ball over a drawn-in infield, and it scored pinch-runner Nick Fortes. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) Williamson had fouled a ball off his face a day earlier. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) ## How the 12th inning unfolded The Brewers went ahead first. Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead homer in the top of the 12th, the first playoff home run of his career. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) Reliever Ian Seymour allowed the solo shot. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) A Joey Ortiz error opened the door for the Rays in the bottom half. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) Caminero grounded one Ortiz's way, and the long throw bounced off first baseman Jake Bauers's glove, which let Junior Caminero reach. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) Four straight hits in that frame pushed the tying and winning runs across. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) Most of the damage came against lefty Shane Drohan, who had pitched only one playoff inning before Tuesday. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) He failed to record an out. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) ## Pratt's big night and a tied game Pratt went 4-for-5 on a night when his teammates combined for four hits. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) The score was tied 2-2 from the top of the fifth inning through the 12th, and both teams used deep bullpens. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) Rays would-be Game 5 starter Nick Martinez pitched two scoreless relief innings. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby extended a record relief run of 18 straight scoreless innings. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) The Rays got their second run in the fourth after Brewers starting third baseman David Hamilton missed a tag on Junior Caminero and threw errantly to first. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) That let Caminero score. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) ## The Brewers' decision on the mound Manager Pat Murphy said he did not want to burn ace Jacob Misiorowski in that spot, so Misiorowski did not pitch the 12th inning. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) Misiorowski will start Game 5 for the Brewers. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) He tossed five innings of one-run ball in a Game 1 victory. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) The loss snapped the Brewers' eight-game postseason winning streak. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) ## How rare this comeback is Tampa Bay was the 44th team to face an 0-3 deficit in a best-of-seven series and the 11th to force a Game 5. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) The only previous team to win a game when facing a sweep in the World Series was the 1910 Cubs. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) Before this game, there had been 16 World Series walk-off wins by a team facing elimination, and four of them came in the 12th inning or later. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) The defense, plate approach and baserunning that had defined the Rays' season had largely vanished in the first three games of the Series. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) ## What the players and managers said Rays manager Kevin Cash said the team pieced together a big inning, maybe the most important of the season. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) Seymour said the team had one more day to play. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) Brewers captain Christian Yelich said that surviving hard things is part of winning a championship. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) ## What to watch in Game 5 If you follow either team, Game 5 is scheduled for 7 pm CT. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) Misiorowski starts for the Brewers. [[1]](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) Watch the Rays' pitching plan too, because Nick Martinez was their would-be Game 5 starter before he worked two relief innings in Game 4. [[2]](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) ## Sources 1. [The Opener: Rays Survive, Pratt, Misiorowski](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/the-opener-rays-survive-pratt-misiorowski.html) — mlbtraderumors.com 2. ['We’ve got one more day': Rays walk it off to force Game 5](https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-world-series-game-4-2026) — mlb.com Image: Photo: Zeng8r / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tropicana_Field_touch_tank.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/