ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Pinch hitter Ben Williamson delivered a walk-off single in the 12th inning as the ?Tampa Bay Rays staved off elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday in Game 4 of the World Series.
The Brewers, who squandered a 12th-inning lead, are still up 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Game 5 is set for Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
After rookie ?Cooper Pratt capped his four-hit performance with a homer to lead off the ?top of ?the 12th, giving Milwaukee a 3-2 lead, Tampa Bay saved ?its season with an epic rally in the bottom of the inning.
Junior Caminero reached on a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz to open the Rays’ half of the 12th?and chase ?Antonio Senzatela from the game.
Shane Drohan (0-1) relieved Senzatela and allowed a single to Liam Hicks to put ?runners on the corners. Jonny DeLuca’s single up the middle plated pinch runner Cedric Mullins to forge a 3-3 tie.
Chandler Simpson’s single loaded the ?bases before Williamson bounced a single into ?right field, knocking in pinch runner Nick Fortes to end the game.
Drohan permitted one run on four hits without retiring ?a batter.
Pratt, who ?also had an RBI double in the fourth inning, deposited ?a 2-2 sweeper from Ian Seymour (2-0) over the wall in left-center field in ?the ?top of the 12th. Seymour allowed one run on two hits in one inning.
Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio recorded two hits, boosting his total to 10 hits in the first four games of a World Series. The only other player to accomplish that feat ?was Babe Ruth in 1928.
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