Rays Snap Brewers Streak to Force Game 5
Tampa Bay won 4-3 to cut Milwaukee's lead to 3-1, becoming the fifth team in World Series history to win a game after trailing 3-0.
By Tunde Bailey ·
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday evening to prevent elimination from the World Series.
The game ended 4-3 after 12 innings at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. This victory gave the Rays a 1-3 lead in the best-of-seven series. They had lost the first three games, including two at the American Family Field and one at their home ballpark.
Tampa Bay became only the fifth team in the last 26 World Series to win a game after falling behind 3-0. The four previous teams that reached this point in a series lost the following contest. In the broader history of seven-game postseason series, only the Boston Red Sox have ever recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win the championship. They did so against the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series.
The win also snapped a streak of eight consecutive victories for the Brewers. Milwaukee had been trying to become the second team in history to sweep both the league championship series and the World Series.
Jacob Misiorowski is scheduled to pitch for the Brewers in the next game. Game 5 is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern time at Tropicana Field.
