Rays pull off improbable rally in extras to take Game 4 vs. Brewers (1:47)

Jorge Castillo Oct 28, 2026, 12:34 AM ET

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ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Ben Williamson was biding his time for hours Tuesday night, waiting for his chance to impact Game 4 of the World Series as his Tampa Bay Rays fought to keep their season alive against the Milwaukee Brewers .

The agonizing innings passed, tension escalating with each out recorded, and the opportunity didn't arise until, finally, Rays manager Kevin Cash told him it was his opportunity shortly after midnight in Tampa Bay's 4-3 win .

"Jokingly, in my head I was thinking, 'Yeah, I've been ready to hit since the fourth or fifth inning,'" Williamson said.

And with that Williamson, with all of one postseason hit on his résumé, was…