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Rays win Game 4 in 12 innings, force a Game 5

Tampa Bay was the fifth of twenty-six teams to win a World Series Game 4 after trailing three games to none; Game 5 is next, so everyone stays up.

On air: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on BBN After Hours
Published 3:55 AM ET, Wednesday, October 28, 2026

At a glance

First reported by ESPN: “The joy and pain that define baseball were in full force in Rays' incredible Game 4 win”, with reporting from NBC Connecticut (Associated Press).
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 3:55 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Rays.

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ESPNThe joy and pain that define baseball were in full force in Rays' incredible Game 4 win
NBC Connecticut (Associated Press)Rays avoid sweep, beat the Brewers in Game 4 of the World Series October 28, 2026 · facts used on air

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Rays beat the Brewers four to three in twelve innings on Tuesday, and the game ran four hours and twenty minutes.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCooper Pratt hit a twelfth-inning homer, his fourth hit of the night, per ESPN. Kenji, you're up.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentESPN says Pratt is twenty-two, doesn't drink and doesn't curse.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour hours twenty minutes of that game, and he was the only guy in America with no way to cope.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe had to hit a homer instead.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. Coping by homer is a real strategy.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy take is that Pratt's the most wholesome thing to happen in October.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe told ESPN it was hard to sleep the night before, so he went four for whatever and then won it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's a young man making the most of his night!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOT. He wasn't sleeping anyway.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFifth team of twenty-six to win Game 4 down three-nothing in a World Series. That's a comeback.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorClean living works!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take: the sweep is off, Game 5 is on, and the only person in America who's earned a drink is Pratt.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe won't have one.