ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Milwaukee was three outs from its first World Series title when Junior Camerino started the bottom of the 12th inning with a grounder to third. Thousands of Brewers fans who trekked to Tropicana Field to witness the long-awaited moment started to cheer.<\/p>\n
Not so fast.<\/p>\n
Third baseman Joey Ortiz bounced the throw, and the ball glanced off first baseman Jake Bauers\u2019 mitt for an error.<\/p>\n
One of the most stunning rallies in World Series history started to unfold.<\/p>\n
Liam Hicks, Jonny DeLuca, Chandler Simpson and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson followed with consecutive singles in a 15-pitch span against rookie Shane Drohan, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off elimination Tuesday night with a 4-3 win that forced Game 5.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee rookie Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th for a 3-2 lead, sending the Brewers sprinting out of the dugout in excitement as they sensed completing the first Series sweep since 2012.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee\u2019s bullpen, led by seven outs from Aaron Ashby, had combined for seven straight scoreless innings, before Caminero reached against Antonio Senzatela.<\/p>\n
Caminero appeared to hurt his left foot but stayed in the game. Brewers manager Pat Murphy brought in Drohan, a 27-year-old left-hander who had not pitched since a one-inning start in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n
With Pratt shifted toward second for the left-handed batter, Hicks hit an opposite-field grounder through the vacated shortstop hole and into left field as Caminero slid headfirst into third.<\/p>\n
Pinch-runner Cedric Mullins replaced Caminero before DeLuca, who had made sparkling catches to deny Yelich in the third and William Contreras in the fourth, hit a grounder past the mound as Drohan tried in vain to make a behind-the-back snag. The ball bounced into center as Mullins tied the score at 3.<\/p>\n
Nick Fortes ran at second for the slower Hicks. After missing a bunt attempt and pulling back another while taking a called strike, Simpson lined a single into center, loading the bases.<\/p>\n
Sal Frelick moved in from left to form a five-man infield, with three defenders on the left side and everyone playing in.<\/p>\n
Williamson, who had been 1 for 15 in the postseason, batted for Victor Mesa Jr.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s what you dream of as a player to be in that spot,\u201d Williamson said.<\/p>\n
On the game\u2019s 367th pitch, he hit a chopper that kicked up chalk from the foul line 7 feet from home plate. The ball bounded high over Bauers and onto the grass in short right field. Fortes sprinted across the plate with the winning run, then headed toward first to join his jumping teammates in foul territory.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was totally what I told him to do,\u201d Rays manager Kevin Cash said, drawing laughs.<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay became the fourth team in World Series history to avoid elimination with an extra-inning comeback, according to OptaSTATS, joining the 1912 Boston Red Sox, 1986 New York Mets and 2011 St. Louis Cardinals \u2014 who all went on to win titles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of fight in us. We\u2019re never going to shy away,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cWe were going to keep fighting until the end \u2014 the last inning, the last out, the last play, the last pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n
Game 5 in the best-of-seven matchup is Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, with NL Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski scheduled to start for the Brewers. Cash said he hadn\u2019t decided on a starter yet.<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay became just the fifth of 26 teams that fell behind 3-0 in the World Series to win Game 4. The previous four lost Game 5.<\/p>\n
Of 43 teams to trail 3-0 in any best-of-seven postseason matchup, the only one that rebounded to win was the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 AL Championship Series.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just shows the resiliency of this group,\u201d Williamson said. \u201cWe continue to fight, and that\u2019s been the motto this series and this full season, is just fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caminero was replaced by Mullins at third base and hobbled off the field with an ailing left foot. But the All-Star slugger said he\u2019ll definitely play Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
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