ST. PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 27: Nick Fortes #40 of the Tampa Bay Rays scores the winning run in the twelfth inning during Game Four of the 2026 World Series presented by Capital One between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The Milwaukee Brewers’ first World Series appearance in 44 years will not end in a sweep.
The Brewers lost Game 4 in heartbreaking fashion to the Tampa Bay Rays in extra innings. Milwaukee leads the series 3-1.
Shortstop Cooper Pratt had one of the greatest rookie performances in World Series history, hitting the go-ahead homer in the 12th inning, but Brewers pitcher Shane Drohan imploded and the Rays prevailed, 4-3.
Pratt recorded four hits, making him the first rookie to do so in a World Series clincher.
After bullpen dominance throughout the postseason, Drohan didn’t record an out in the bottom of the 12th.
Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Drake Bentley is the general assignment reporter for the Milwaukee Courier, covering politics, sports and the community. He is an award-winning investigative journalist who has worked for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, Newsweek, Heavy and The Sporting News. He is a northside Milwaukee native, former political staffer and graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the University of Nebraska.
