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What We Know About Rays' Game 4 Win and Caminero's Status
Tampa Bay beat Milwaukee 4-3 in 12 innings early Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., avoiding a sweep and pushing the World Series to a Game 5, according to ESPN. The Brewers had won the series' first three games; Tuesday's loss was Milwaukee's first postseason defeat in three weeks, ESPN reported.
The deciding swing came from Ben Williamson, a pinch hitter with one postseason hit on his résumé before Tuesday's at-bat. Rays manager Kevin Cash sent Williamson to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs in the 12th inning, the score tied, according to ESPN's account of the game.
How did Ben Williamson end Game 4?
Williamson faced Brewers left-hander Shane Drohan and put the first pitch — a 96 mph sinker on the outside corner — into play, ESPN reported, driving in the winning run in a game that ran past midnight. Williamson had entered as a pinch hitter for Victor Mesa Jr., meaning Cash had been setting up the at-bat for innings before it arrived.
"Jokingly, in my head I was thinking, 'Yeah, I've been ready to hit since the fourth or fifth inning,'" Williamson said, according to ESPN.
What tied the game before extra innings?
Jonny DeLuca delivered the RBI single that tied the score moments before Williamson's at-bat, ESPN reported. DeLuca's hit was Tampa Bay's first run since the fourth inning, pushing a tight game into the 12th.
What is Junior Caminero's injury status for Game 5?
ESPN's report on Game 4 carried the headline that third baseman Junior Caminero is "100%" set to play Game 5 despite an injury, though the available account does not detail the nature or timing of the injury. Caminero has drawn outsized attention in this series; ESPN separately previewed him in a "young superstar face-off" against Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio ahead of the World Series.
What happens next in the series?
The win keeps Tampa Bay's season alive heading into Game 5, with Milwaukee still holding the series lead, according to ESPN. ESPN's Game 5 preview, titled "What Brewers, Rays need to do to win -- and who is available to pitch," signals that bullpen usage after a 12-inning game will shape the matchup.
Milwaukee reliever Aaron Ashby set a record for scoreless innings by a reliever in a single postseason during this series, ESPN reported separately — a reminder of how taxed both bullpens already are entering a game that could end Tampa Bay's season or extend it further.
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Questions
What was the final score of World Series Game 4?
Tampa Bay beat Milwaukee 4-3 in 12 innings early Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., according to ESPN.
Who got the winning hit for the Rays in Game 4?
Pinch hitter Ben Williamson drove in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 12th inning, putting the first pitch from Shane Drohan — a 96 mph sinker — into play, per ESPN.
Is Junior Caminero playing in Game 5?
ESPN's report on the game carried the headline that Caminero is "100%" set for Game 5 despite an injury, though specifics of the injury were not detailed in the available account.