Rays Stay Alive: 4 Takeaways From Tampa Bay's World Series Game 4 Win vs. Brewers
The ball traveled 396 feet off the bat of Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt and into the left-field bleachers in the 12th inning at Tropicana Park, seeming less like a floating orb and more like a darting dagger delivered directly to the hearts of Rays’ fans. But Tampa Bay wasn’t ready for its season to end. These Rays can fight back, too. With their season on life support after Pratt’s go-ahead blast, they put on pressure in the bottom of the 12th, delivering the Brewers a taste of their own medicine. And after a fielding error and four straight singles, the Rays ensured their season would live on at least another day. Only four of the previous 25 teams to go down 3-0 in a best-of-seven World Series had even forced a Game 5. As Tuesday night gave way to Wednesday morning, the Rays became the fifth. Here are my takeaways from Tampa Bay’s 4-3 Game 4 win. If anyone thought a 10-1 loss in Game 3…