The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4–3 in 12 innings in Game 4 of the 2026 World Series, avoiding elimination on Ben Williamson’s walk-off single at Tropicana Field. The game began Tuesday, October 27, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and finished after midnight Wednesday, October 28, in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−04:00). Milwaukee still leads the best-of-seven series 3–1 and remains one victory from its first World Series championship. MLB’s official Gameday final for Game ID 849803 confirms the matchup and result.
Updated October 28, 2026: This article previously covered the possibility of a Milwaukee sweep. That pregame scenario did not occur. The MLB scoreboard records the Rays’ 4–3 victory in 12 innings and Milwaukee’s 3–1 series lead. The previously announced venue, first-pitch time, starting pitchers and national coverage are retained below as verified details of the completed game.
Florida was observing daylight saving time on October 27, so St. Petersburg was on EDT, not Eastern Standard Time. The game began on Tuesday in Florida while the UTC calendar had already advanced to Wednesday. The Associated Press reports that the four-hour, 20-minute game ended at 12:28 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 28, equivalent to 04:28 UTC. The different local and UTC dates describe the same contest.
The Rays scored first on Chandler Simpson’s second-inning RBI double, which brought home Jonny DeLuca. Milwaukee tied the score in the fourth when Sal Frelick reached on a two-out single and scored on Cooper Pratt’s double. Tampa Bay went back in front in its half of the fourth when an errant throw by Brewers third baseman David Hamilton allowed Junior Caminero to score. Hamilton hit a solo homer in the fifth to make it 2–2, a score that held through the 11th inning.
As both bullpens worked through the long tie, Milwaukee’s Aaron Ashby extended an exceptional scoreless relief stretch and Tampa Bay used Nick Martinez for two scoreless innings. The Rays also got important defensive help, including a catch by Chandler Simpson near the left-field wall. Neither club broke through again until the 12th, when Pratt sent a solo home run into the left-field seats off Ian Seymour. The Brewers led 3–2 and needed only three more outs to clinch the championship.
The bottom of the 12th reversed that outcome. Caminero reached after Milwaukee third baseman Joey Ortiz made a throwing error on his ground ball. Liam Hicks singled, and Cedric Mullins entered to run for Caminero. DeLuca singled to center off Shane Drohan, bringing Mullins home with the tying run. Simpson followed with a single to load the bases. With Milwaukee using an extra infielder, Williamson came off the bench and sent a ground-ball single into right field. Pinch-runner Nick Fortes scored the winning run, completing the comeback.
That sequence is documented in MLB’s Game 4 report and the Associated Press recap. The official MLB line score credits Tampa Bay with four runs, nine hits and one error, compared with Milwaukee’s three runs, eight hits and two errors. The loss ended the Brewers’ eight-game postseason winning streak.
Milwaukee started right-hander Dustin May, while Tampa Bay started right-hander Griffin Jax, as the official MLB pregame report confirmed. The starters were announced before the game and should not be confused with the winning and losing pitchers: Seymour received the win after Tampa Bay rallied in the bottom of the 12th, and Drohan took the loss.
Pratt had four hits for the Brewers, with his 12th-inning homer momentarily putting Milwaukee on the verge of a title. David Hamilton also homered. Simpson had the early run-scoring double and a crucial single during the winning rally. DeLuca contributed the game-tying hit in the 12th as well as impressive defensive work earlier. Williamson was not in the starting lineup; his decisive contribution came as a pinch-hitter in the game’s final inning.
Game 4 also demonstrated why the result cannot be understood from the starting pitching matchup alone. The contest remained tied for seven consecutive scoreless half-innings by each side after Milwaukee’s fifth-inning run, and multiple relievers shaped the outcome. The official scoring decision followed the 12th-inning finish rather than the first four innings pitched by the starters.
Milwaukee won the first two games at home by scores of 3–2 and 5–4. The Brewers followed with a 10–1 win at Tropicana Field on Monday, October 26, taking a 3–0 advantage and moving within one victory of the first World Series championship in franchise history. Tampa Bay’s win in Game 4 changed the series standing to 3–1, but four victories are required to win a best-of-seven series. The Brewers need only one more, whereas the Rays must win three straight.
The history underscores the challenge without deciding what happens next. The 2004 Boston Red Sox are the only MLB club to win a best-of-seven postseason series after falling behind 3–0, accomplishing it against the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. No team has completed that comeback in the World Series. Tampa Bay’s Game 4 victory keeps the possibility alive, not the championship secured.
Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. That is Thursday, October 29, at 00:00 UTC and Wednesday, October 28, at 7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) in Milwaukee. MLB lists FOX, FOX One and FOX Deportes for U.S. coverage. Broadcast rights and streaming eligibility outside the United States vary by country, so those outlets should not be assumed to serve every audience.
The 2026 MLB postseason schedule lists a possible Game 6 on Friday, October 30, and a possible Game 7 on Saturday, October 31, both in Milwaukee. Those contests will only be played if necessary. The same schedule confirms the official Game 4 result and the 3–1 series score.
For the definitive Game 4 score, play-by-play and pitcher decisions, see MLB Gameday’s final view. Future lineups, probable starters, broadcast updates and any schedule changes belong to the next game rather than to this completed Game 4 report.
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