Brewers’ Game 4 Loss Leaves Championship Claims in Conflict

The Milwaukee Brewers lost Game 4 of the World Series to the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, on Tuesday, leaving Milwaukee with a 3-1 series lead and delaying its bid for a first championship. The result conflicts with other reports describing the Brewers as champions and a Milwaukee parade as planned; the supplied accounts do not resolve whether the title had been clinched before those preparations were reported. More than 30,000 fans watched Game 4 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, hoping to see the team complete a sweep. The Brewers held watch parties at the stadium for Games 3 and 4, with attendance capped at 31,000 per event. Tickets cost $15, and proceeds benefited the Brewers Community Foundation. The Rays scored twice in the bottom of the 12th inning to win Game 4 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Milwaukee had taken a 3-1 lead in the series after winning the first two games at home and Game 3 on the road. Game 5 was scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, in the accounts reporting the loss. Those reports said the Brewers had not yet announced an official watch party for that game. The conflicting championship accounts describe a parade scheduled for Friday, October 30, at 10 a.m. in...