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Despite Cooper Pratt's heroics, Brewers suffer marathon loss in Game 4 of World Series

Milwaukee falls to Tampa Bay in 12-inning World Series thriller.
ByOwen Jonas
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Oct 27, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero (13) is safe at first base as Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers (9) is unable to catch a throw during the twelfth inning in game four of the 2026 World Series at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
Oct 27, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero (13) is safe at first base as Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers (9) is unable to catch a throw during the twelfth inning in game four of the 2026 World Series at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The World Series continues. Sporting a one-run lead, the Milwaukee Brewers couldn't close out the Tampa Bay Rays in the bottom of the 12th inning in Game 4 to complete a World Series sweep. As a result, there will be a Game 5 tonight, in which NL Cy Young frontrunner Jacob Misiorowski will start for the Brewers.

It was a rollercoaster contest between the Brewers and Rays, one that lasted 12 innings and saw an incredible 15 different pitchers toe the rubber for the two pennant winners. What started as a battle between Dustin May and Griffin Jax quickly became a battle between the Brewers' and Rays' bullpens, which ended up tilting in favor of Tampa Bay.

May certainly covered more outs than most expected him to. The Brewers' trade deadline acquisition pitched into the fourth inning and allowed two earned runs. However, each time May surrendered a run, the Brewers' offense responded with a tally of their own. After May allowed a run on a Chandler Simpson double in the bottom of the second, Cooper Pratt responded with an RBI double in the top of the fourth. Then, when JoJo Romero allowed May's inherited runner to score in the bottom of the fourth, David Hamilton responded with a solo shot in the top of the fifth.

As such, the score was tied 2-2 when Abner Uribe entered for the bottom of the fifth. The score remained that way through the ninth frame, resulting in extra innings. The 10th and 11th frames continued the streak of scoreless innings, but that changed top of the 12th.

In the 12th inning, rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt, who was already sporting a three-hit game, turned on a hanging sweeper from southpaw Ian Seymour and sent it over the left-field fence, giving the Brewers a one-run lead with just three outs standing between them and the first World Series title in franchise history. Pratt, who finished the day 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, and two RBI, certainly had his name in the running for World Series MVP when the bottom of the 12th began. However, the Rays' rally in the bottom of the frame not only prevented Pratt from playing the hero in the Brewers' World Series run, but it also extended the series to a Game 5, which will take place tonight.

Brewers bitten by decision to turn to Antonio Senzatela, Shane Drohan to close out Game 4 of World Series

With a one-run lead, three outs to get, and a taxed bullpen, some Brewers fans were expecting to see Jacob Misiorowski, who was among the relievers in the bullpen on Tuesday night, enter the game for the bottom of the 12th. However, acknowledging that blowing the lead would result in the Brewers having to play a Game 5 on Wednesday night, in which Miz was expected to start, Pat Murphy instead turned to the combination of Antonio Senzatela and Shane Drohan to close out the final frame.

Senzatela, who pitched the 11th, was kept in to face Junior Caminero, who led off the bottom of the 12th. Caminero bounced a ball to third baseman Joey Ortiz, who fielded it cleanly but spiked a throw to first base that Jake Bauers was unable to handle, which allowed the Rays' third baseman to reach. Murphy then turned to Drohan to face the left-handed Liam Hicks and hopefully close out the series, but the rookie southpaw instead allowed four consecutive singles. Those basehits gave the Rays a pair of runs that propelled them to a victory in Game 4 and extended the series.

Hindsight is 20/20, and the fact that Murphy didn't turn to Miz is completely justifiable now that the Brewers will look to close out the series in Game 5 with their ace on the bump. However, Murphy, who is usually aggressive with his bullpen, could have gone for the kill in Game 4 by turning to his flame-throwing ace for the final inning of the series, and not had to worry about Game 5 altogether. Such a decision may have made Pratt the hero of the marathon game and officially secured the Brewers' first title in franchise history.

However, even after the heart-racing Game 4, the Brewers, holders of a 3-1 series lead, still have three opportunities to close out the World Series and etch their name in MLB history. As previously mentioned, Miz, who was the most dominant starting pitcher in baseball this year, will start Game 5 for the Brewers tonight with a chance to lead his team to a World Series title.

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