The Rays win game 4 of the World Series on a WILD play, a breakdown

Oct 25, 2020 1.8M views 8:06

What Happened

In a thrilling Game 4 of the 2020 World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays stage an incredible comeback against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Dodgers hold a 7-6 lead as Kenley Jansen (Los Angeles Dodgers) takes the mound, needing just three outs to put the Rays away and take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Jansen quickly gets ahead of Rays outfielder Manuel Margot (Tampa Bay Rays) 2-0, but then serves up a couple hittable pitches that Margot fouls off. Jansen regains the upper hand, striking out Margot for the second out. Kevin Kiermaier (Tampa Bay Rays) then bloops a soft single that falls just out of the reach of Dodgers outfielder Chris Taylor (Los Angeles Dodgers), keeping the Rays' hopes alive. That sets the stage for Tampa Bay's superstar Randy Arozarena (Tampa Bay Rays), who has been the breakout star of the 2020 postseason. Jansen and the Dodgers discuss how to approach Arozarena, but the hard-throwing closer is unable to put him away. Arozarena works the count full before popping up weakly, bringing little-used outfielder Brett Phillips (Tampa Bay Rays) to the plate. "This is his first Major League at-bat in 17 days," play-by-play announcer Matt Vasgersian notes. "He hasn't gotten a hit in over a month." Despite the long layoff, Phillips battles Jansen and eventually reaches base on a soft single to right field. As chaos ensues, Phillips takes off for first base and Kiermaier races home to tie the game. The throw to the plate gets past Dodgers catcher Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Randy Arozarena, who had tripped rounding third, scrambles to his feet and scores the winning run. "I saw Randy slip and I thought, 'Oh, at least we tied it up,'" an exhilarated Phillips says in his postgame interview. "The next thing I know, I'm airplaning around the outfield and getting dog-piled by my teammates." The stunning finish leaves the Dodgers in disbelief and the Rays celebrating wildly. "Baseball is fun, wow," Phillips exclaims, summing up the sheer excitement and unpredictability of this dramatic World Series moment.

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last night we got one of the wildest

endings of a world series

you will see the dodgers are up seven to

six

three more outs they take a three to one