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The Rays scored 2 runs in the 12th inning to win Game 4
Tampa Bay beat Milwaukee 4-3, ending the Brewers' 8-game postseason win streak and cutting Milwaukee's series lead to 3-1.
The Tampa Bay Rays scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 12th inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in Game 4 of the World Series, per ESPN's play-by-play. Milwaukee led 3-2 after the top of the 12th inning, and Tampa Bay answered with 2 runs to stay in the series.
How Game 4 turned
Tampa Bay scored in the 2nd inning for a 1-0 lead, Milwaukee tied it in the 4th inning at 1-1, and Tampa Bay retook the lead in the bottom of the 4th inning at 2-1. Milwaukee tied it again in the 5th inning at 2-2 on a home run, and neither team scored from the 6th inning through the 11th inning. In the top of the 12th inning, Milwaukee took a 3-2 lead on a home run. In the bottom of the 12th inning, Tampa Bay tied it at 3-3 on a single, then won it 4-3 on another single.
The streak that ended
Milwaukee had won 8 straight postseason games before Game 4: the final game of the Division Series, 4 straight in the Championship Series, and the first 3 games of the World Series. The loss was Milwaukee's first since the Division Series.
The caveat
The caveat: 1 game is 1 game, and Tampa Bay still trails the series 3-1. Milwaukee needs 1 more win to take the series, with Game 5 next. What can be said: the Rays ended an 8-game streak and kept the series alive.
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