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LIVE: Brewers-Rays World Series Game 5 (FOX/FOX One)

8:00 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- The 2026 World Series was threatening to be “scintillating … for a sweep.” But now it’s scintillating on its own accord.

3 big questions for Game 5 with Rays starting to regain some mojo

3:10 PM EDT

The Brewers were three outs away from the first World Series championship in franchise history, and from making Cooper Pratt a Milwaukee legend … but the Rays had other plans. So we head to Game 5 on Wednesday night. Can the Rays stay alive, again? Or is tonight the night

'Get up, get up, gone!' Davis pays tribute to Ueck on Pratt HR call

an hour ago

ST. PETERSBURG -- Cooper Pratt connected, the Milwaukee faithful on hand at Tropicana Field erupted and FOX play-by-play man Joe Davis began a familiar call. “Hitting a high drive! Deep left field!” Davis said. “Get up, get up, gone!”

Rasmussen, on 3 days’ rest, gets Game 5 nod

5:28 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have gone out of their way this season, right up through the beginning of the World Series, to make sure that Drew Rasmussen makes as many starts as possible with extra rest. But this is Game 5 of the World Series, and Tampa Bay’s season

Ashby available for Game 5? 'Yes,' says Crew's pitching coordinator

@jared_greenspan
6:29 PM EDT

Will Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby be available out of the bullpen in Game 5 of the World Series? Manager Pat Murphy did not tip his hand in his pregame availability.

With parallels to '04 Red Sox, here's the Rays' path to their own historic comeback

@maxralph_
12:56 PM EDT

“We’ll see you later tonight!” exclaimed FOX play-by-play announcer Joe Davis as Ben Williamson chopped a walk-off single over the right side of the infield, giving the Rays a 4-3 win on Tuesday night in the 12th inning of Game 4 of the World Series. They staved off elimination for

Costly errors sink Brewers, but they hope Miz can provide title-winning bounceback

2:58 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Joey Ortiz sat at his locker in a quiet clubhouse and got dressed. While he did, Jake Bauers, who was on the other end of the play that sent Game 4 of the World Series spiraling in the wrong direction at a time the Brewers were only

Cash was right, Caminero is playing in pivotal Game 5

5:55 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Junior Caminero may have given fans a scare when he hobbled into the dugout in the decisive 12th inning of the Rays’ Game 4 win to extend the World Series on Tuesday night, but he was back in the lineup for Game 5 on Wednesday night, as

Game 4 joins other crazy World Series finishes

12:52 AM EDT

One of the incredible things about baseball is that there is almost an uncountable number of ways that a game could end. And when an unlikely finish coincides with a World Series game, on the biggest stage, with a championship on the line? That takes it to another level entirely.

4 takeaways from a thrilling Game 4

11:00 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays understood the long odds against them when they arrived at Tropicana Field on Tuesday afternoon, well aware that no team has ever come back from the situation they currently face in the World Series. But they also had no interest in rolling over and letting

'We’ve got one more day': Rays walk it off to force Game 5

3:48 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- For once, the ball bounced their way. It bounced through the right-hand side. Into the outfield. Into the safety of artificial turf and fair terrain. And perhaps, if these Tampa Bay Rays can somehow build off one of the wildest extra innings October has ever seen, into

Rallying Rays join rare company by forcing Game 5 facing 3-0 deficit

3:29 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG — Game 4 of the World Series at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night was a great encapsulation of why baseball is the best. Twelve tight innings. Multiple potential heroes. Records set. This wild game had everything. And in the end, the result – a 4-3 Rays win over

Rays' 'next man up' attitude serves them well in comeback win

3:44 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- As the Rays’ rally unfolded in the 12th inning of Game 4 at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night, manager Kevin Cash turned to Ben Williamson with a simple message: “Get ready to hit.” Cash specifically meant that Williamson would pinch-hit for Victor Mesa Jr., who was due

Battle-tested 'pen proves Rays 'never out of the fight' in gritty Game 4

2:28 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Through three games, the bullpens had been the biggest mismatch of this World Series, seeing the Rays follow a pair of one-run losses with an absolute clunker upon their return to Tropicana Field. Bryan Baker said he knew this team had more in the tank, and it

18 straight 0's: Ashby makes playoff history with record scoreless relief streak

2:08 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Nearly an hour after the Brewers walked off the field losers for just the second time this postseason, Aaron Ashby emerged from the trainer’s room with a recovery device still attached to his body. Earlier, with fans packing Tropicana Field and the World Series reaching a crescendo,

Tolle knocks it out of the park as World Series correspondent ... is anyone surprised?

October 27, 2026

As if there were any doubts, Payton Tolle has a media career waiting for him as soon as his baseball career ends, which shouldn’t be any time soon when you consider Boston’s prized lefty turns 24 on Sunday. When it comes to genuine humor and all-out fun combined with his

Placed in a tough spot, rookie lefty Drohan can't stifle Rays rally in 12th

3:37 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Entering the 12th inning of World Series Game 4, Brewers rookie Shane Drohan had pitched precisely once in the last month, and that appearance was long since in his rearview. As such, Drohan was not an obvious choice to close out a championship. He was simply the

The best comeback attempts from 3-0 holes in playoffs

12:42 AM EDT

Trying to come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven postseason series is a daunting task. In fact, most comeback attempts end without much drama. Case in point: In AL/NL history, 44 teams have gone up three games to none in a best-of-seven series. Most of these clubs have

Crew honors Ueck as World Series pauses for powerful Stand Up To Cancer moment

October 27, 2026

In the years before his passing, Bob Uecker, the beloved radio announcer universally known as “Mr. Baseball,” spoke often with Brewers players about his hopes to see them win the National League pennant and play in the World Series. While Uecker didn’t live long enough to see his team knock

Pratt unshaken after losing out on potential World Series-winning HR

3:21 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Cooper Pratt hit a home run that put the Brewers three outs away from winning the World Series Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. Then he saw it all get away.

Longoria tosses first pitch ahead of Rays' must-win Game 4

October 27, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays needed some magic Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. They brought in just the guy to make it happen.

Here's one more way 'Wild Bill' is dominating during Brewers' postseason run

@maxralph_
12:59 AM EDT

They call him Wild Bill. And without a doubt, he's been going wild this postseason, a driving force behind his Brewers sitting just one win away from the franchise's first World Series title.

AUSL champ Talons celebrated ahead of WS G4: 'It's such an honor'

October 27, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- Thousands filed through the gates behind home plate before Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday evening, knowing they might witness a trophy being raised. But a select few attendees have already been crowned as champions: the women who moved through the concourse wearing green satin

Teams with the best records in a postseason

@dylanksvoboda
12:47 AM EDT

Winning the World Series is hard. But some teams have made it look easier than others. Only one team has run the table in the postseason in the Divisional Era (since 1969): the 1976 Reds (7-0). However, no team has had an undefeated postseason run since the Wild Card Era