Williamson’s Game 4 Walk-off Keeps Rays’ Hopes Alive

WHO:

MLB.com - Brewers rookie Shane Drohan was the pitcher on the mound during the Rays’ 12th-inning rally; he said, “And I failed.”

MLB.com - Brewers manager Pat Murphy said the bullpen would be “all hands on deck” for Game 5.

MLB.com - Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski was set to start Game 5.

Reddit Sports - A post submitted by /u/TheDestinedRonin17 says Ben Williamson walked off the Brewers.

RotoWire MLB - Ben Williamson was a pinch hitter for the Rays.

NY Post - The Rays were described as gritty.

WHAT:

MLB.com - Drohan entered with a runner on first and allowed four consecutive singles without recording an out; the hits produced one run.

MLB.com - Jonny DeLuca’s single brought home the tying run, and a throwing error by Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz helped set up the Rays’ winning rally.

MLB.com - Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the 12th; the Brewers still led the World Series, 3-1.

MLB.com - Shane Drohan had pitched once in the preceding month before entering Game 4.

MLB.com - Aaron Ashby followed closer Trevor Megill and pitched 2⅓ scoreless innings on 31 pitches before leaving amid a velocity drop.

RotoWire MLB - Williamson hit a walk-off, RBI single in the 12th inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the Brewers.

Reddit Sports - Williamson’s walk-off kept the Rays’ World Series hopes alive.

NY Post - The Rays extended the baseball season by one more game.

WHERE:

MLB.com - Game 4 was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

WHY:

NY Post - The NY Post attributed the season’s extension to the Rays’ tenacity.

HOW:

MLB.com - Ortiz’s throwing error on Junior Caminero’s ground ball allowed Caminero to reach base; the Rays then recorded four straight singles to win.

RotoWire MLB - Williamson delivered the walk-off as a pinch hitter.

The Rays beat the Brewers in the 12th inning of Game 4 at Tropicana Field, keeping their World Series hopes alive despite trailing three games to one. Pinch hitter Ben Williamson delivered the walk-off single after Joey Ortiz’s throwing error let Junior Caminero reach, and four straight singles—including Jonny DeLuca’s game-tying hit—completed the rally after Cooper Pratt had put Milwaukee ahead with a home run. Brewers rookie Shane Drohan, who had pitched just once in the previous month, entered with a runner on and allowed the winning run; manager Pat Murphy said the bullpen would be all hands on deck for Game 5, with ace Jacob Misiorowski set to start.