Brewers vs. Rays MLB World Series Game 4 Live Updates, Results, Highlights and Reaction

That's nine for the series. The record for a World Series sweep is 10, set by Babe Ruth in 1928.

A Ryan Vilade groundout and a Richie Palacios strikeout ended the inning. It could have been worse.

May was not hit hard in that inning, with the fastest of four batted balls clocking at just 87.2 mph. Yet given the stakes, that might not buy May much more rope with Pat Murphy.

Teams that score first in these playoffs are 25-13, but that likely doesn't scare the Brewers. Most of those losses are their doing.

Maybe the drop to the No. 6 hole is just what he needed. He went and dug out Dustin May's 0-2 pitch and just hooked it, and Jonny DeLuca's speed did the rest.

It's the first lead the Rays have had since Game 2, which they led 4-0 after the first inning.

Sal Frelick and Cooper Pratt had hard-hit balls to start the inning, but both found leather in the outfield. Griffin Jax struck out Garrett Mitchell swinging to end the frame.

Jax has thrown five different pitches, and each at least three times. That's what he does, and it's working so far.

Dustin May got Yandy Díaz and Jonathan Aranda on jam shots to left field and first base, and then caught Junior Caminero looking at a fastball to end the frame.

May only threw 11 pitches, but that may (heh) not matter in this game. The Brewers want to get into their bullpen today.

Griffin Jax needed six pitches to get the first two batters, but then served up back-to-back walks to Christian Yelich and William Contreras. Yelich ended up at third after Liam Hicks threw the ball into center field on a stolen base attempt. Taylor Walls made a nice play on a Brice Turang grounder to end the threat.

Bending but not breaking isn't a bad way to start a game. It's just not as good as neither bending nor breaking.

He's No. 1 on the list of greatest players to ever suit up for the Rays, so this can't hurt when it comes to vibes for the home team.

As for Longo's postseason creds, dude once homered in four straight games in a single series. The Rays might need Junior Caminero to replicate that to pull off the comeback.

There's been a bunch of pregame chatter on social media about how many Milwaukee fans are in the crowd, so this isn't necessarily surprising.

If you're a Rays fan, the more appropriate word might be "disappointing."

The Brewers' lefty is up to 15.2 scoreless innings so far, which is the fifth-most for a single postseason:

Ashby has gotten at least four outs in seven of his eight appearances, so Pedro might go own if he gets the ball tonight. Ford could be in play, too.

Rogers? Less so. And definitely not Mathewson. Three complete-game shutouts in a single World Series is next-level.

Sorry, but this is the only thing this elder millennial remembers from his days of Pokemon fandom. Basic, I know.

What's for sure is that Jacob Misiorowski doesn't mess around when it comes to Pokemon. He even has a Pokemon-themed basement bathroom, with all water needs provided for by actual Squirtles*.

*Only one of these fun facts is actually fiction.

It seems this way, based on this little nugget from MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince.

Come to think of it, it did seem like every other World Series used to be a sweep. There were six just between 1998 and 2012, an equally long span of years as the current drought.

After the tremendous successes of Los Angeles vs. New York in 2024 and Los Angeles vs. Toronto in 2025, nobody had high hopes for Milwaukee vs. Tampa Bay when it came to viewership.

Well, joke's on all of us. This World Series isn't breaking viewership records, but it is surpassing expectations. It seems that people saw the Brewers and Rays dismantle the Yankees and Dodgers, respectively, and decided they needed to see more.

Or, maybe MLB is just this hot right now. Just a thought worth having in case the league is considering, you know, locking out the players in a month's time.

With his offense sputtering for a .187 average and just seven runs through three games*, Kevin Cash has chosen to shake up his batting order for Game 4.

*That's less than the Brewers scored in one inning in Game 3!

Chandler Simpson is down from No. 3 in the order to the No. 6 spot, resulting in Junior Caminero moving up one spot. It's where he saw most of his action during the regular season, and the No. 3 spot is where he produced 27 of his 42 home runs.

The Brewers were late in announcing Dustin May as their starter opposite Griffin Jax. He pitched earlier in this series in Game 2, working a clean fifth inning.

Don't expect Pat Murphy to stick with May for long. After resting all his leverage relievers amid Tuesday's 10-1 blowout in Game 3, the Brewers are well set up to go for the kill if they have an early advantage.