The Tampa Bay Rays refused to go quietly on Tuesday night, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in 12 innings in Game 4 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. Facing elimination after losing the first three games, Tampa Bay were three outs from seeing Milwaukee celebrate a first championship. Instead, a chaotic bottom of the 12th inning kept their season alive and sent the series to a fifth game.

The 12th-inning turnaround

Milwaukee rookie Cooper Pratt had put the Brewers 3-2 ahead with a solo home run at the top of the 12th, his fourth hit of the night. Tampa Bay answered immediately: Junior Caminero reached on a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz, Liam Hicks singled to move him to third, and Jonny DeLuca's single up the middle scored pinch-runner Cedric Mullins to level the scores. Chandler Simpson then singled to load the bases.

Williamson delivers the walk-off

Pinch-hitter Ben Williamson finished the job, driving a single into right field to score Nick Fortes and complete the comeback. The win made Tampa Bay only the fifth team in World Series history to win Game 4 after falling 3-0 behind, although none of the previous four went on to win Game 5. Milwaukee still lead the series 3-1 and need one more victory to claim their first title.

Game 5 returns to Tropicana Field on Wednesday night, with Milwaukee turning to ace Jacob Misiorowski in another attempt to close out the series. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will hope the momentum of a famous escape can carry them further, even with the odds firmly against a full recovery. One more win would keep the dream alive; one more defeat ends it.

Sources: Sports Illustrated and USA Today.