Rays beat Brewers in 12 innings to force Game 5

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in 12 innings in Game 4 of the World Series, with Ben Williamson’s walk-off single keeping Tampa Bay alive and preventing a sweep. Milwaukee still leads the best-of-seven series 3-1 and remains one win from the championship. The decisive rally came after Milwaukee rookie Cooper Pratt hit a solo home run in the top of the 12th, putting the Brewers ahead 3-2. In the bottom half, Junior Caminero reached first on a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz. Liam Hicks singled, Jonny DeLuca drove in the tying run, and Chandler Simpson followed with another hit to load the bases. Williamson, batting as a pinch hitter, then singled to bring home pinch runner Nick Fortes. The four consecutive hits followed Ortiz’s error and came against Milwaukee reliever Shane Drohan, who did not record an out in the inning. Williamson entered the plate appearance with one hit in 15 postseason at-bats, according to game coverage. The game had been tied 2-2 since David Hamilton’s solo home run for Milwaukee in the fifth inning. Tampa Bay had scored first on Simpson’s RBI double in the second. Pratt tied the game with an RBI double in the fourth,...