The Milwaukee Brewers were three outs away from their first World Series title in franchise history on Tuesday night, and then they got zero. Literally zero. After homering in the top of the 12th to take a 3-2 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, Milwaukee simply couldn’t close it out.
The Ball That Bounced Away
The tension was absolutely insane. All the Brewers needed were three outs to hoist that trophy. But Junior Caminero had other plans. He led off the bottom of the 12th against Antonio Senzatela and reached base on a brutal error by third baseman Joey Ortiz. Ortiz bounced his throw to first baseman Jake Bauers, putting the tying run aboard with the winning run at the plate. Suddenly, that World Series champagne felt a whole lot heavier.
History, But the Wrong Kind
That’s when manager Pat Murphy made the move, bringing in Shane Drohan out of the bullpen. Drohan hadn’t pitched in almost two weeks, and man, it showed. He clearly didn’t have it. Four straight singles later, two runs had scored, and the Rays had snatched the win. Can you believe it? According to OptaSTATS, Milwaukee became the first team in MLB history to be three outs away from a World Series title and not record a single out. This wasn’t just a loss, it was a meltdown for the history books, and not in the way you want.
Now, after giving Tampa Bay new life, the Brewers have to try and close out the series in Game 5 on Wednesday. Jacob Misiorowski is slated to start, and here’s the kicker: he was surprisingly not used to finish off Game 4. You gotta wonder if that decision is going to haunt Milwaukee. Big time.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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