Brewers can clinch World Series in Game 5 as Rays turn to Rasmussen after 12-inning win

Mixed · 2The Milwaukee Brewers lead the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in the World Series and can win their first title in franchise history in Game 5 on Wednesday night. 1 2 Centre · 1Game 5 starts at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. 1 Mixed · 2Tampa Bay avoided a sweep on Tuesday night with a 4-3 win in 12 innings in Game 4, after losing the first three games. 1 2

Right · 1Fox News's account of the 12th inning says the Brewers went ahead on a Cooper Pratt homer in the top half; the Rays then got four hits in the bottom half, including a Liam Hicks hit and a DeLuca single that tied the game, and won on a pinch hitter's chopper over Jake Bauers' head, after managing only five hits in the first 11 innings. 2 Right · 1Fox News also questioned why Junior Caminero, who appeared injured running to first, was not pulled from the game. 2 Centre · 1The Rays named Drew Rasmussen their Game 5 starter; he will pitch on three days' rest for the first time this year, and manager Kevin Cash said Rasmussen was "100 percent on board". 1

Centre · 1Rasmussen had a 2.67 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in a career-high 172 innings this season, but allowed six hits and three runs in 3.2 innings of a 5-4 Game 2 loss to the Brewers; Cash would not say whether he has a pitch limit, and Nick Martinez is available from the bullpen. 1 Right · 1Milwaukee starts Jacob Misiorowski, who Fox News says was 16-5 and led the majors in ERA, strikeouts and WHIP in the regular season, and has allowed four earned runs on 13 hits and five walks in 13.1 playoff innings. 2 Centre · 1Newsweek calls Misiorowski the presumptive NL Cy Young Award favourite and says he pitches four days after allowing one run in a Game 1 win. 1

Right · 1Fox News's author predicts the Rays will win Game 5 before the Brewers close the series out at home, saying he thinks Tampa Bay may have taken the momentum for the series. 2